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Skyla

Girl

Meaning of Skyla: American: 'invented variant of Skyler'

Skyla is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 958th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 315th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#958

257 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#315

137 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,344

First recorded 1959 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 24 babies1984: 26 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 25 babies1987: 35 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 53 babies1990: 113 babies19901991: 95 babies1992: 88 babies1993: 98 babies1994: 87 babies1995: 117 babies1996: 125 babies1997: 137 babies1998: 253 babies1999: 302 babies2000: 364 babies20002001: 406 babies2002: 418 babies2003: 429 babies2004: 481 babies2005: 508 babies2006: 487 babies2007: 474 babies2008: 523 babies2009: 561 babies2010: 527 babies20102011: 568 babies2012: 605 babies2013: 552 babies2014: 583 babies2015: 564 babies2016: 570 babies2017: 553 babies2018: 560 babies2019: 531 babies2020: 458 babies20202021: 471 babies2022: 380 babies2023: 346 babies2024: 319 babies2025: 257 babies
US babies named Skyla per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 605.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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