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Unisex name

Sky

/ˈskaɪ/ · 70% girls, 30% boys · #949 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Sky has been given to about 13,948 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈskaɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 13,788
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sky per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 510
  • Born in 2025373
  • All time13,948
  • England & Wales, 2025#927 · 56

How popular is Sky?

Sky ranks 949th among American unisexs in 2025, with 373 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 510 babies were given the name, ranking 726th. The typical living American called Sky is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Connecticut, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Sky

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Skye0.56
  2. Ricky0.46
  3. Becky0.46
  4. Stacy0.45
  5. Vicky0.46
  6. Rocky0.46
  7. Nicky0.46
  8. Jacky0.46

Middle names for Sky

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sky Alice0.75
  2. Sky Iris0.74
  3. Sky Opal0.74
  4. Sky Ivy0.74
  5. Sky Noelle0.74
  6. Sky Belle0.74

Sibling names for Sky

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aliasister · 0.99
  2. Raynasister · 0.99
  3. Julienbrother · 0.99
  4. Kennasister · 0.99
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.98
  6. Chaimbrother · 0.98

Where Sky is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Connecticut0.02%
  2. Utah0.02%
  3. California0.02%
  4. Georgia0.02%
  5. Louisiana0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sky Evans0.70
  2. Sky Edwards0.70
  3. Sky Anderson0.70
  4. Sky Allen0.70
  5. Sky Adams0.70
  6. Sky Wilson0.66

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sky

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sky across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.