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Sky

Unisex

Meaning of Sky: Norse: 'cloud'

Sky is a unisex name most strongly associated with Norse naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 716th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1036th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#716

373 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1036

33 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

13,948

First recorded 1953 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 80 babies1982: 94 babies1983: 90 babies1984: 69 babies1985: 76 babies1986: 71 babies1987: 103 babies1988: 116 babies1989: 122 babies1990: 147 babies19901991: 127 babies1992: 140 babies1993: 163 babies1994: 183 babies1995: 202 babies1996: 246 babies1997: 256 babies1998: 252 babies1999: 291 babies2000: 289 babies20002001: 308 babies2002: 335 babies2003: 364 babies2004: 313 babies2005: 353 babies2006: 337 babies2007: 359 babies2008: 349 babies2009: 347 babies2010: 356 babies20102011: 341 babies2012: 411 babies2013: 392 babies2014: 510 babies2015: 451 babies2016: 452 babies2017: 426 babies2018: 403 babies2019: 429 babies2020: 433 babies20202021: 505 babies2022: 510 babies2023: 465 babies2024: 433 babies2025: 373 babies
US babies named Sky per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 510.

Gender split

30% boys · 70% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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