Is Skye a boy or girl name?
Skye is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 642 girls and 63 boys were named Skye, so 91.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 89.3% of the 26,528 US babies named Skye were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,278
- Girl rank, 2024
- #480
- Babies named Skye since 1952
- 26,528
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 946 babies
Boys and girls named Skye, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 57 | 89.1% |
| 1960s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 1970s | 226 | 636 | 73.8% |
| 1980s | 397 | 1,440 | 78.4% |
| 1990s | 643 | 3,852 | 85.7% |
| 2000s | 652 | 6,708 | 91.1% |
| 2010s | 605 | 7,449 | 92.5% |
| 2020s | 314 | 3,486 | 91.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | #2,278 | 642 | #480 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2,121 | 687 | #447 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,235 | 759 | #416 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,151 | 736 | #428 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,580 | 662 | #467 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,356 | 752 | #420 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,700 | 748 | #414 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,263 | 750 | #424 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,024 | 796 | #417 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,269 | 856 | #384 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,271 | 887 | #367 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,328 | 718 | #425 |
| 2012 | 57 | #2,286 | 703 | #446 |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,313 | 624 | #476 |
| 2010 | 85 | #1,765 | 615 | #492 |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,938 | 627 | #491 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,156 | 623 | #501 |
| 2007 | 71 | #1,993 | 681 | #471 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,098 | 740 | #431 |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,736 | 734 | #422 |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,447 | 760 | #400 |
| 2003 | 66 | #1,813 | 727 | #415 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,147 | 648 | #446 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,951 | 602 | #461 |
| 2000 | 86 | #1,447 | 566 | #480 |
| 1999 | 69 | #1,591 | 507 | #510 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,501 | 516 | #493 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,363 | 557 | #454 |
| 1996 | 85 | #1,300 | 396 | #580 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,349 | 349 | #628 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,603 | 308 | #684 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,718 | 313 | #693 |
| 1992 | 53 | #1,656 | 295 | #725 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,863 | 303 | #702 |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,634 | 308 | #689 |
| 1989 | 43 | #1,790 | 241 | #793 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,640 | 240 | #788 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,583 | 240 | #749 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,582 | 116 | #1,208 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,287 | 100 | #1,331 |
| 1984 | 27 | #2,028 | 88 | #1,360 |
| 1983 | 39 | #1,561 | 108 | #1,199 |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,439 | 110 | #1,219 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,329 | 94 | #1,338 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,589 | 103 | #1,266 |
| 1979 | 49 | #1,338 | 112 | #1,183 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,062 | 77 | #1,485 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,941 | 89 | #1,312 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,926 | 80 | #1,351 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,877 | 70 | #1,476 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,117 | 72 | #1,425 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,729 | 41 | #2,009 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,315 | 45 | #1,885 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,553 | 36 | #2,239 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,340 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,395 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,388 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,462 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,380 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,925 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,854 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,235 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,400 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,901 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,517 | 11 | #3,897 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,049 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,487 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Skye reached #1,300 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #367 in 2014. 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 Skye
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.