Is Skyla a boy or girl name?
Skyla is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 318 girls and 0 boys were named Skyla, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 14,080 US babies named Skyla were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #850
- Babies named Skyla since 1959
- 14,080
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 604 babies
Boys and girls named Skyla, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 281 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,415 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,651 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,608 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,972 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 318 | #850 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 346 | #808 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 380 | #759 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 470 | #630 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 458 | #633 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 529 | #578 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 560 | #555 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 552 | #558 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 570 | #547 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 563 | #551 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 583 | #534 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 552 | #539 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 604 | #504 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 568 | #517 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 527 | #555 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 561 | #538 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 523 | #597 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 474 | #629 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 487 | #597 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 508 | #566 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 481 | #587 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 429 | #625 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 418 | #613 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 406 | #620 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 364 | #666 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 302 | #744 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 253 | #844 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,287 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,356 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,409 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,713 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,575 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,711 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,608 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,406 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,274 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,530 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,847 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,542 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,435 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,315 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,415 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,318 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,510 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,709 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,886 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,425 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,403 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,937 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,918 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,588 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,108 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,754 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,025 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,957 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,426 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,666 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,497 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,435 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,762 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,976 |
Highest rank
Skyla has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #504 in 2012. 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 Skyla
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.