BabyNameScore

Skylar

SKY·lər, IPA /ˈskaɪ.lər/. · 2 syllables

Skylar is comfortably familiar.

87/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Mostly read correctly

    Spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating: SKY-lər, IPA /ˈskaɪ.lər/.

    84/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    Shortens naturally in everyday use, to one established short form.

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS
Sky
CLOSE SPELLINGS
Skylor
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

  1. Schuyler, Dutch surname. The surname Schuyler was brought to America by 17th-century Dutch settlers in New York. By the 19th century it had shifted from a family surname to a given name, in part to honor prominent members of New York's Schuyler family, such as General Philip Schuyler; Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), the 17th Vice President of the United States, is a documented early example of the surname used as a first name. The modern phonetic spellings Skyler and Skylar emerged and were popularized in the United States starting in the 1980s, becoming widely used as unisex names distinct from their aristocratic Dutch-surname origin.
POPULARITY

Skylar over time

United States
#167RANK

Rank #167 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Recognizable without feeling automatic. Ranked #167 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

SKY·lər, IPA /ˈskaɪ.lər/.

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS
  • Sky
CLOSE SPELLINGS
  • Skylor
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • Schuyler (original Dutch-American surname form)
  • Skyler (alternate modern spelling)
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Breezy and contemporary for a child, part of the wave of Schuyler-derived phonetic spellings (Skylar, Skyler, Skylor) that surged from the 1980s onward.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Reads as modern, professional, and gender-neutral-leaning-feminine for an adult, carrying a light nature-name feel from its 'sky' spelling while its real history traces to a substantial early-American Dutch family name.

Cultural Footprint

Skylar belongs to a broader pattern of Dutch-American colonial surnames (like Van Buren or Bogart) being repurposed first as given names honoring a prominent family, and only later reinterpreted through a modern nature/sky-word lens.

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885)17th Vice President of the United States, an early example of the Schuyler surname used as a given name
  2. Philip Schuylerprominent early-American general and statesman for whom the surname-turned-given-name gained honorific use
  3. Skylar Grey (b. 1986)American singer-songwriter, born Holly Brook Hafermann, who adopted the stage name Skylar Grey around 2010

More about Skylar

FORMALITY

Skylar functions as a complete given name in formal contexts; 'Sky' serves as a natural informal short form.

Names around it

Skyler
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Skylar is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly. Spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

See how it works with a surname.

Skylar