Meaning"Sheltered scholar with celestial encounters."
OriginModern American
GenderUnisex
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#8513
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Origin & history of Skylor
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Modern American roots
Skylor comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Sheltered scholar with celestial encounters.".
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How popular is Skylor?
1998peak year
The name Skylor reached its peak in 1998, with 64 registrations (ranked #1638). It had only entered records 17 years earlier, in 1981. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8513) today, averaging about 16 new babies per year. Skylor has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,494 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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