Is Sky a boy or girl name?
Sky is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 330 girls and 98 boys were named Sky, so 77.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 69.8% of the 13,566 US babies named Sky were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,702
- Girl rank, 2024
- #828
- Babies named Sky since 1953
- 13,566
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 509 babies
Boys and girls named Sky, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68 | 5 | 6.8% |
| 1960s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 436 | 208 | 32.3% |
| 1980s | 537 | 367 | 40.6% |
| 1990s | 670 | 1,337 | 66.6% |
| 2000s | 863 | 2,491 | 74.3% |
| 2010s | 939 | 3,230 | 77.5% |
| 2020s | 512 | 1,827 | 78.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98 | #1,702 | 330 | #828 |
| 2023 | 105 | #1,646 | 359 | #785 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,569 | 396 | #737 |
| 2021 | 100 | #1,663 | 405 | #712 |
| 2020 | 96 | #1,669 | 337 | #806 |
| 2019 | 92 | #1,722 | 337 | #810 |
| 2018 | 88 | #1,757 | 315 | #863 |
| 2017 | 91 | #1,722 | 335 | #817 |
| 2016 | 86 | #1,783 | 366 | #776 |
| 2015 | 84 | #1,800 | 367 | #774 |
| 2014 | 124 | #1,383 | 385 | #727 |
| 2013 | 96 | #1,612 | 296 | #873 |
| 2012 | 97 | #1,614 | 314 | #851 |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,846 | 263 | #977 |
| 2010 | 104 | #1,549 | 252 | #999 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,685 | 253 | #1,031 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,800 | 266 | #997 |
| 2007 | 87 | #1,726 | 272 | #987 |
| 2006 | 86 | #1,664 | 251 | #1,023 |
| 2005 | 91 | #1,550 | 262 | #946 |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,541 | 226 | #1,033 |
| 2003 | 91 | #1,449 | 273 | #884 |
| 2002 | 83 | #1,513 | 252 | #893 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,449 | 222 | #972 |
| 2000 | 75 | #1,583 | 214 | #993 |
| 1999 | 76 | #1,501 | 215 | #965 |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,637 | 188 | #1,049 |
| 1997 | 79 | #1,396 | 177 | #1,072 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,289 | 160 | #1,138 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,379 | 128 | #1,305 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,369 | 110 | #1,453 |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,492 | 100 | #1,564 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,728 | 90 | #1,684 |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,672 | 77 | #1,852 |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,546 | 92 | #1,631 |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,546 | 69 | #1,907 |
| 1988 | 50 | #1,512 | 66 | #1,888 |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,553 | 57 | #1,988 |
| 1986 | 57 | #1,294 | 14 | #5,421 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,411 | 27 | #3,322 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,382 | 21 | #3,857 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,127 | 26 | #3,225 |
| 1982 | 64 | #1,146 | 30 | #3,009 |
| 1981 | 53 | #1,267 | 27 | #3,231 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,289 | 30 | #2,989 |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,175 | 39 | #2,424 |
| 1978 | 71 | #1,039 | 36 | #2,463 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,175 | 27 | #2,986 |
| 1976 | 42 | #1,389 | 22 | #3,269 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,080 | 25 | #2,952 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,214 | 16 | #4,013 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,813 | 13 | #4,549 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,642 | 18 | #3,518 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,857 | 6 | #8,182 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,113 | 6 | #7,860 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,837 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,075 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,916 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,454 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,359 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,530 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,990 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #4,008 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,624 | 5 | #6,902 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,804 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,325 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,922 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sky reached #1,039 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #712 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sky
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.