Skylan
Skylan was the 7093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 4234th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,123 places. More babies were named Skylan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,093 girls, down 2,562 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- 50% girls, 50% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201635 babies
- Total since 1880
- 791babies recorded
Skylan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,093 | #6,401 | 16 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,531 | #5,660 | 30 | 16 |
| 2010 | #9,722 | #6,655 | 12 | 13 |
| 2000 | #10,632 | — | 9 | — |
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How popular is Skylan, counting every spelling?
Skylan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 21 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylan | 16 | #7,093 | 80 |
| Skylen | 5 | #16,941 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Skylan?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Skylan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Skylan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Skylan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Skylan?
About 500 people born in the US named Skylan are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Skylan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Skylan by state
How common Skylan was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Skylan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Skylan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Skylan
How popular is the name Skylan?
Skylan was the 7093rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 4234th with 35 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,123 places. More babies were named Skylan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Skylan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 50% girls, 50% boys given the name Skylan in the US.
Where is Skylan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Skylan was most common in North Carolina (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Georgia.