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Skylar
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83% girls / 17% boys
Origin of the name
Skylar is usually explained as a form of the Dutch surname Schuyler, “scholar.”
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Where babies named Skylar are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Skylar is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Skylar is most common in Mississippi (2.2 times), South Carolina (1.9) and Delaware (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Skylar are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Skylar is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Skylar is most common in Alabama (2.3 times), Iowa (2.3) and Utah (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0% | 100% |
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 32% | 68% |
| 1980s | 25% | 75% |
| 1990s | 61% | 39% |
| 2000s | 78% | 22% |
| 2010s | 91% | 9% |
| 2020s | 95% | 5% |