as a First Name
Elaborated spelling of Sky, influenced by the name of the island of Skye in the Hebrides, which is of Gaelic origin. Compare Ailsa, lona, and Isla for similar derivations.
| 3,942nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,772
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 11,780
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Skye per capita
- 2004
- marked the height of its popularity
96%
4%
0%
55+
55+
3%
30-54
30-54
17%
13-29
13-29
80%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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