Skylie: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,653

among girls · ↑771 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Skylie · +25% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2012

46 babies

All-time total

798

#8,743 all-time among girls

First recorded

1996

in Social Security records

Skylie popularity over time

798 babies have been named Skylie since 1996, 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	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
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1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	28	3	–	#9,482
2000s	245	25	+775%	#3,983
2010s	360	36	+47%	#3,518
2020s (to 2025)	165	28	-24%	#4,364

Where Skylie 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	29	0.02	outside top 500
2027	28	0.02	outside top 500
2028	28	0.02	outside top 500
2029	27	0.02	outside top 500
2030	27	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Skylie

Skylie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,653 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 798 American babies have been named Skylie. Its peak came in 2012, when 46 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 Skylie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Skylie?

The median living Skylie is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 17. An estimated 800 people named Skylie 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.

Skylie year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,653
2024	24	#5,424
2023	31	#4,549
2022	33	#4,364
2021	21	#5,925
2020	26	#4,987
2019	43	#3,607
2018	39	#3,837
2017	24	#5,501
2016	40	#3,843
2015	38	#3,977
2014	35	#4,254
2013	27	#5,131
2012	46	#3,518
2011	32	#4,558
2010	36	#4,175
2009	35	#4,358
2008	39	#4,076
2007	32	#4,660
2006	38	#3,983
2005	29	#4,688
2004	30	#4,592
2003	16	#7,165
2002	18	#6,356
2001	8	#11,913
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Skylie?

The median living Skylie is about 12 years old. Half of all living Skylies are between 6 and 17 years old.

How many people named Skylie are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Skylie are alive in the United States, based on 798 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Skylie in 2025?

Skylie ranked #4,653 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Skylie?

798 babies have been named Skylie in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Skylie most popular?

Skylie peaked in 2012, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Skylie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Skylie rising or falling?

Skylie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Skylie become more popular?

Skylie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 27 girls named Skylie 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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