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Skye

Girl

Meaning of Skye: Scottish: 'the sky'

Skye is a girl's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 480th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 202nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#480

628 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#202

245 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

27,165

First recorded 1952 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 144 babies1982: 155 babies1983: 147 babies1984: 115 babies1985: 124 babies1986: 158 babies1987: 285 babies1988: 284 babies1989: 284 babies1990: 359 babies19901991: 346 babies1992: 348 babies1993: 364 babies1994: 366 babies1995: 426 babies1996: 481 babies1997: 639 babies1998: 590 babies1999: 576 babies2000: 652 babies20002001: 658 babies2002: 698 babies2003: 793 babies2004: 806 babies2005: 811 babies2006: 803 babies2007: 752 babies2008: 686 babies2009: 701 babies2010: 700 babies20102011: 680 babies2012: 760 babies2013: 773 babies2014: 946 babies2015: 915 babies2016: 868 babies2017: 811 babies2018: 794 babies2019: 811 babies2020: 714 babies20202021: 804 babies2022: 825 babies2023: 756 babies2024: 707 babies2025: 628 babies
US babies named Skye per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 946.

Gender split

11% boys · 89% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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