Skylyn
Skylyn was the 4741st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2804th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,899 places. More babies were named Skylyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,741 girls, down 748 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201462 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,172babies recorded
Skylyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,741 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,993 | 36 |
| 2010 | #4,101 | 37 |
| 2000 | #4,957 | 24 |
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How popular is Skylyn, counting every spelling?
Skylyn is a spelling of Skylynn, a name family that ranked #1,117 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,741 for Skylyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 199 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylynn | 136 | #1,557 | 698 |
| Skylyn | 29 | #4,741 | 179 |
| Skylin | 19 | #6,292 | 131 |
| Skilynn | 8 | #11,797 | 48 |
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 Skylyn?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Skylyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Skylyn 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 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Skylyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Skylyn?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Skylyn are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Skylyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Skylyn by state
How common Skylyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Skylyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Skylyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Skylyn
How popular is the name Skylyn?
Skylyn was the 4741st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 2804th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,899 places. More babies were named Skylyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Skylyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Skylyn in the US.
Where is Skylyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Skylyn was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and New York.