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Skye

/ˈskaɪ/ · 89% girls · #532 in the US for girls, 2025

Skye has been given to about 27,165 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≈ 26,878
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Skye per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 946
  • Born in 2025628
  • All time27,165
  • England & Wales, 2025#219 · 221

How popular is Skye?

Skye ranks 532nd among American girls in 2025, with 628 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 946 babies were given the name, ranking 368th. The typical living American called Skye is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.

Names that sound like Skye

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Skyler0.65
  2. Sky0.56
  3. Faye0.55
  4. Zoie0.55
  5. Kaye0.55
  6. Gaye0.55
  7. Stacie0.52
  8. Scottie0.51

Middle names for Skye

Ranked by flow score
  1. Skye Noelle0.83
  2. Skye Catherine0.80
  3. Skye Frances0.80
  4. Skye Belle0.80
  5. Skye Josephine0.80
  6. Skye Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Skye

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Vivianasister · 1.00
  2. Taliasister · 0.98
  3. Rodrigobrother · 0.98
  4. Alannasister · 0.98
  5. Reeceeither · 0.98
  6. Urielbrother · 0.98

Where Skye is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.16%
  2. Utah0.04%
  3. Louisiana0.03%
  4. Indiana0.03%
  5. Nebraska0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Skye Wilson0.75
  2. Skye Williams0.75
  3. Skye Walker0.75
  4. Skye Turner0.75
  5. Skye Torres0.75
  6. Skye Thompson0.75

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 Skye

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

Skye 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.