Sky
A unisex name of English origin, meaning sky.
Babies a year
423
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#949
down from #828
UK popularity
#922
38 babies
How Sky has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #773 |
| 2016 | #776 |
| 2017 | #817 |
| 2018 | #861 |
| 2019 | #810 |
| 2020 | #808 |
| 2021 | #715 |
| 2022 | #738 |
| 2023 | #783 |
| 2024 | #828 |
| 2025 | #949 |
Sky by the numbers
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Sky. In the US, 423 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 381 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sky. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sky
Names that are said the same way as Sky, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Sky, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.