Skye
A unisex name of Scottish origin, meaning sky; the Isle of Skye.
How Skye has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #384 |
| 2016 | #417 |
| 2017 | #426 |
| 2018 | #416 |
| 2019 | #419 |
| 2020 | #467 |
| 2021 | #429 |
| 2022 | #416 |
| 2023 | #446 |
| 2024 | #480 |
| 2025 | #532 |
Skye by the numbers
In 2025, 214 babies in England and Wales were named Skye. In the US, 803 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 England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 885 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 2,800 American babies born that year was called Skye.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Skye. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Skysky423 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Skye
Names that are said the same way as Skye, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean an island
Like Skye, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
- Rodneyfamous island, clearing with reeds301 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Skye, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Skye
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