Sky

What Sky means

From the word “sky”

From sky

Source: Wiktionary, “Sky” (revision 93673778), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Sky?

US: Falling: down from #771 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #686 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2021, when 405 girls got the name (#710 that year). First in the US records in 1958.

How common

• About 1 in 5,909 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 6,665 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in CT (0.52 per 1,000 girls), UT (0.47 per 1,000 girls), LA (0.43 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Sky is #948 in the US and #922 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 72.9% of US babies named Sky were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Skai66 US
• Skyy11 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Sky

Girls

• Journee#258Editor’s note 1,198 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Journey#411Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #411 vs #3,333 in 2025
• Willow#44From the word “willow”^*
• Promise#823Editor’s note 330 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Mercy#862Editor’s note Up from #1,011 in 2015 to #862 in 2025 in the US
• Aspen#266Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Aspen in 2025 were girls

For a brother

• Deacon#561Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1971, with 15 babies
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Alden#598“old + friend”^*
• Tate#193Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #420 in 2015, #193 in 2025
• Ocean#717“sea”^*
• Prince#447Editor’s note Down from #386 in 2015 to #447 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under English, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Sky’s. Rank is US 2025.