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Unisex name

Skylar

Skylar ranks #1,054 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 1 place, 6 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #777 for dogs.
Skylar's popularity trend

Skylar's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
6
across 1 place
Popularity rank
#1,054
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+940
2014 → 2019
Gender split
53% female
53% female47% male

Gender split comes from 17 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Skylar mean?
/ˈskaɪ.lɚ/2 syllablesOrigin: Dutch and a surname

Skylar is an American respelling of Schuyler, a Dutch-derived surname meaning "scholar" or "student." Though it sounds like "sky," the name's real history runs through this Dutch surname rather than the word for sky.

It has a breezy, modern sound that works well for a bright, alert pet — one who seems to be quietly taking everything in.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Skylar shows up

Cats named Skylar per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.03%

Cat names like Skylar

SkySkye