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Skylah

100% girls · 79 born in 2025

Skylah has been given to about 2,917 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,900
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Skylah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 178
  • Born in 202579
  • All time2,917
  • England & Wales, 202524

How popular is Skylah?

Its best year was 2016, when 178 babies were given the name, ranking 1335th. The typical living American called Skylah is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Skylah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kylah0.88
  2. Skylar0.78
  3. Skyla0.78
  4. Nylah0.75
  5. Lylah0.75
  6. Mylah0.75
  7. Selah0.68
  8. Jaylah0.68

Middle names for Skylah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Skylah Eve0.80
  2. Skylah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Skylah Josephine0.78
  4. Skylah Anne0.78
  5. Skylah Rose0.77
  6. Skylah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Skylah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.94
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.94
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.94
  4. Ayaneither · 0.94
  5. Malayasister · 0.93
  6. Elinasister · 0.93

Where Skylah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. New York0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Skylah Anderson0.74
  2. Skylah White0.72
  3. Skylah Reyes0.72
  4. Skylah Nguyen0.72
  5. Skylah Moore0.72
  6. Skylah Lee0.72

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 Skylah

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

Skylah 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.