Given name
Skylor
“one who is learned; a scholar”·“a fugitive”
Skylor is a variant of Skyler. Interpretations include “one who is learned; a scholar” and “a fugitive”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Skylor is a variant of Skylar. One English interpretation is “one who is learned; a scholar.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Skylor is a variant of Skyler. Interpretations include “one who is learned; a scholar” and “a fugitive”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Skylor is a variant of Skylar. One English interpretation is “one who is learned; a scholar.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Skylor is a variant of Skyler. Skyler has been associated with English and Danish naming traditions. Skylor is a variant of Skylar. An origin associated with Skylar is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Skylor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,494
- 1,058 boys · 436 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −60%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 51% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,184 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Skylor’s family of names
Skylor has a related form in Skyler. Skylor has a related form in Skylar.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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