Sky
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Sky is a name of English origin, meaning “sky”. In 2025 it ranked 973rd for girls in the UK (38 babies) and 948th for girls in the US (272 babies).
What does Sky mean?
English: English word, from Old Norse
“sky”
An English nature word name; the word comes from Old Norse sky, cloud.
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- SKY
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Is Sky a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sky has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls and 18 boys in the UK and 272 girls and 101 boys in the US.
How popular is Sky in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #973among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were named Sky, making it the 973rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 814th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 291 girls. 18 boys were also named Sky in 2025 (1,537th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sky in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 326 girls in the UK were given Sky or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #196, up from #973 for this spelling alone.
- Skye 288
- Sky 38
Girls were 93% of the babies named Sky in the UK in 1996, and 68% in 2025.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales.
Sky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #973 |
| 2024 | 37 | #996 |
| 2023 | 39 | #969 |
| 2022 | 45 | #847 |
| 2021 | 53 | #768 |
| 2020 | 49 | #814 |
| 2019 | 43 | #909 |
| 2018 | 47 | #860 |
| 2017 | 64 | #700 |
| 2016 | 72 | #641 |
| 2015 | 64 | #683 |
| 2014 | 90 | #529 |
| 2013 | 76 | #593 |
| 2012 | 99 | #490 |
| 2011 | 117 | #427 |
| 2010 | 148 | #343 |
| 2009 | 180 | #290 |
| 2008 | 190 | #279 |
| 2007 | 291 | #210 |
| 2006 | 240 | #225 |
| 2005 | 204 | #252 |
| 2004 | 129 | #338 |
| 2003 | 91 | #428 |
| 2002 | 88 | #415 |
| 2001 | 83 | #425 |
| 2000 | 70 | #477 |
| 1999 | 87 | #405 |
| 1998 | 59 | #533 |
| 1997 | 55 | #543 |
| 1996 | 55 | #531 |
How popular is Sky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #948among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 272about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 272 girls in the US were named Sky, making it the 948th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 803rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 405 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958. 101 boys were also named Sky in 2025 (1,654th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Sky than any year since 2011.
Half of all the girls named Sky in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 918 girls in the US were given Sky or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #361, up from #948 for this spelling alone.
In 1971, 20% of the babies named Sky in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 73%, with more girls than boys since 1987.
Sky in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 272 | #948 |
| 2024 | 333 | #826 |
| 2023 | 360 | #782 |
| 2022 | 396 | #736 |
| 2021 | 405 | #710 |
| 2020 | 337 | #803 |
| 2019 | 337 | #810 |
| 2018 | 315 | #860 |
| 2017 | 335 | #813 |
| 2016 | 366 | #776 |
| 2015 | 367 | #771 |
| 2014 | 386 | #725 |
| 2013 | 296 | #872 |
| 2012 | 314 | #849 |
| 2011 | 264 | #970 |
| 2010 | 252 | #998 |
| 2009 | 253 | #1,027 |
| 2008 | 266 | #996 |
| 2007 | 272 | #985 |
| 2006 | 251 | #1,018 |
| 2005 | 262 | #945 |
| 2004 | 226 | #1,030 |
| 2003 | 273 | #884 |
| 2002 | 252 | #891 |
| 2001 | 222 | #969 |
| 2000 | 214 | #990 |
| 1999 | 215 | #958 |
| 1998 | 188 | #1,045 |
| 1997 | 177 | #1,070 |
| 1996 | 160 | #1,131 |
| 1995 | 128 | #1,298 |
| 1994 | 110 | #1,441 |
| 1993 | 100 | #1,552 |
| 1992 | 90 | #1,669 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,826 |
| 1990 | 92 | #1,613 |
| 1989 | 69 | #1,893 |
| 1988 | 66 | #1,859 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,961 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 27 | #3,245 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 26 | #3,150 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 39 | #2,387 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 27 | #2,908 |
| 1976 | 22 | #3,187 |
| 1975 | 25 | #2,881 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 18 | #3,404 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
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