Skylee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,209

among girls · ↓95 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Skylee · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 32,145

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2013

149 babies

All-time total

2,616

#3,929 all-time among girls

First recorded

1987

in Social Security records

Skylee popularity over time

2,616 babies have been named Skylee since 1987, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	7	1	–	#9,685
1990s	151	15	+2057%	#3,488
2000s	801	80	+430%	#1,582
2010s	1,199	120	+50%	#1,493
2020s (to 2025)	458	76	-36%	#1,881

Where Skylee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	46	0.03	outside top 500
2027	43	0.03	outside top 500
2028	41	0.03	outside top 500
2029	39	0.02	outside top 500
2030	37	0.02	outside top 500

Where Skylee is most popular

Girls named Skylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Florida, and California.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Skylee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Utah	28	0.336	+669%
Florida	20	0.047	+7%
California	34	0.040	-8%
Tennessee	5	0.032	-28%
Pennsylvania	7	0.030	-32%
New York	8	0.020	-54%
Texas	11	0.014	-69%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Skylee

Skylee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,209 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 2,616 American babies have been named Skylee. Its peak came in 2013, when 149 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Skylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Skylee?

The median living Skylee is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 18. An estimated 2,600 people named Skylee are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Skylee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	50	#3,209
2024	52	#3,114
2023	86	#2,208
2022	96	#2,031
2021	71	#2,507
2020	103	#1,881
2019	112	#1,829
2018	95	#2,057
2017	87	#2,198
2016	116	#1,797
2015	126	#1,693
2014	133	#1,621
2013	149	#1,493
2012	146	#1,522
2011	124	#1,700
2010	111	#1,844
2009	143	#1,582
2008	104	#2,019
2007	97	#2,100
2006	65	#2,754
2005	67	#2,574
2004	80	#2,228
2003	74	#2,300
2002	79	#2,140
2001	55	#2,735
2000	37	#3,585
1995	8	#10,395
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Skylee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Skylee?

The median living Skylee is about 13 years old. Half of all living Skylees are between 7 and 18 years old.

How many people named Skylee are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Skylee are alive in the United States, based on 2,616 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Skylee in 2025?

Skylee ranked #3,209 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Skylee?

2,616 babies have been named Skylee in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Skylee most popular?

Skylee peaked in 2013, when 149 newborns received the name.

Is Skylee a boy or girl name?

Skylee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Skylee rising or falling?

Skylee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Skylee become more popular?

Skylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Skylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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