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Skylah

Girl

Meaning of Skylah: American: 'invented variant of Skylar'

Skylah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2235th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1541st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2235

79 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1541

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,917

First recorded 1991 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 50 babies2002: 50 babies2003: 59 babies2004: 62 babies2005: 64 babies2006: 56 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 88 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 130 babies20102011: 130 babies2012: 143 babies2013: 153 babies2014: 165 babies2015: 172 babies2016: 178 babies2017: 155 babies2018: 177 babies2019: 165 babies2020: 115 babies20202021: 123 babies2022: 124 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 57 babies2025: 79 babies
US babies named Skylah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 178.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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