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#949 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

English word name: sky

Sky has been given to 13,948 babies in the U.S. since 1958. In 2025 it ranked #949 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 405 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 70% girls, 30% boys all-time.

Babies named Sky, 2025

1 in 12,200

Sky over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
020040060018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Sky over time

In 2025, Sky went to 73% girls and 27% boys.

19532025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Sky: meaning, origin, and history

English word name: sky

English

What Sky means

Sky takes the English word sky into personal-name use.

The older word means “the city of Baghdad”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From sky. As a surname, a translation of German Himmel and an anglicization of Ashkenazic surnames ending in -sky.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Sky (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Sky is used in English. Its origins include English.

Sky comes through German Himmel.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ashkenazic and Himmel.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 9,743 girls were recorded with the name Sky between 1958 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 405 in 2021; its best national rank was #712 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #806 in 2020 to #949 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #774 in 2015 to #949 in 2025.

In the United States, 4,205 boys were recorded with the name Sky between 1953 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 124 in 2014; its best national rank was #1,039 in 1978.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,670 in 2020 to #1,661 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #1,802 in 2015 to #1,661 in 2025.

How common is Sky?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 12,200
272 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 5,910
0.02% of girls
Rank, 2025
#949
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
8,449 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Sky sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5004%

Put another way: gather 8,449 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sky. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Skys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Sky was born before 2011 — so the typical Sky is around 14 today.

Median birth year
2011
About 14 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
33.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
78.1%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
9,743
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 33.2% of all recorded uses (3,232).

Is Sky rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−123
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−143
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−175
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.74×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
67.2%
Peak was 2021 (405)
Years since peak
4
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
8.2% average annual change
Best rank ever
#712
2021

Where Sky is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Sky was most concentrated in Hawaii — about 1 in 1,613 girls, against 1 in 4,304 across all states with data. It was least common in Minnesota (1 in 50,000).

262 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Hawaii1 in 1,613
  2. 2Nevada1 in 1,961
  3. 3Florida1 in 2,564
  4. 4California1 in 3,226
  5. 5New York1 in 3,333
  6. 6Virginia1 in 3,333
  7. 7New Jersey1 in 3,448
  8. 8Georgia1 in 3,704

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Sky is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 64% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Sky is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Sky was most concentrated in California — about 1 in 7,692 boys, against 1 in 20,363 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in 100,000).

113 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in 7,692
  2. 2Florida1 in 16,667
  3. 3New York1 in 16,667
  4. 4Oregon1 in 33,333
  5. 5Washington1 in 33,333
  6. 6Arizona1 in 50,000
  7. 7Colorado1 in 50,000
  8. 8Indiana1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Sky around the world

Where Sky ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #922
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    1991–2024
    #638
    in 2024
  • Northern Ireland
    2007–2020
    #397
    in 2020
  • Ireland
    2008–2024
    #898
    in 2024
  • France
    2014–2025
    #3,070
    in 2025
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #1,349
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1975–2013
    #818
    in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Sky

People whose public names include Sky, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Sky in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Sky. Linked forms have their own page here.

SkaiSukai

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Sky by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#949
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 143
Best rank ever
#712
2021
Peak year
2021
405 that year
First recorded
1958
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
9,743
Count in 2025
272

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,661
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 9
Best rank ever
#1,039
1978
Peak year
2014
124 that year
First recorded
1953
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,205
Count in 2025
101

Names similar to Sky

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Sky

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Sky, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

AmarisKeylaTreasureNoorSamiraAlizaKaiZainabKeniaRivkaSarahiPaloma

Sibling names for Sky

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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