Skyla
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SKY-la
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #378 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #983 for girls
Skyla is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 378th for girls in the UK (125 babies) and 983rd for girls in the US (257 babies).
What does Skyla mean?
Modern: modern elaboration of Sky or Skyler
A modern name built on Sky or Skye, in the style of Skylar.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Skyla a girl's or a boy's name?
Skyla is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 125 girls in the UK and 257 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Skyla in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #378among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 125about 1 in 2,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 125 girls in the UK were named Skyla, making it the 378th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 231st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 415 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Skyla than any year since 2009.
Half of all the girls named Skyla in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 149 girls in the UK were given Skyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #337, up from #378 for this spelling alone.
- Skyla 125
- Skylah 24
Among girls in 2025, it was 366th in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Skyla in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125 | #378 |
| 2024 | 142 | #338 |
| 2023 | 139 | #351 |
| 2022 | 200 | #257 |
| 2021 | 221 | #246 |
| 2020 | 227 | #231 |
| 2019 | 258 | #210 |
| 2018 | 293 | #200 |
| 2017 | 350 | #174 |
| 2016 | 381 | #162 |
| 2015 | 415 | #148 |
| 2014 | 373 | #168 |
| 2013 | 306 | #193 |
| 2012 | 262 | #213 |
| 2011 | 183 | #300 |
| 2010 | 143 | #356 |
| 2009 | 106 | #447 |
| 2008 | 60 | #670 |
| 2007 | 81 | #518 |
| 2006 | 42 | #798 |
| 2005 | 35 | #863 |
| 2004 | 26 | #1,027 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 19 | #1,186 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 18 | #1,182 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Skyla in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #983among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 257about 1 in 6,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 257 girls in the US were named Skyla, making it the 983rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 633rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 605 girls. It first appears in the records in 1959.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Skyla than any year since 1998.
Half of all the girls named Skyla in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 336 girls in the US were given Skyla or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #788, up from #983 for this spelling alone.
- Skyla 257
- Skylah 79
Skyla in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 257 | #983 |
| 2024 | 319 | #848 |
| 2023 | 346 | #808 |
| 2022 | 380 | #758 |
| 2021 | 471 | #629 |
| 2020 | 458 | #633 |
| 2019 | 531 | #573 |
| 2018 | 560 | #555 |
| 2017 | 553 | #557 |
| 2016 | 570 | #547 |
| 2015 | 564 | #550 |
| 2014 | 583 | #533 |
| 2013 | 552 | #538 |
| 2012 | 605 | #504 |
| 2011 | 568 | #516 |
| 2010 | 527 | #554 |
| 2009 | 561 | #537 |
| 2008 | 523 | #597 |
| 2007 | 474 | #629 |
| 2006 | 487 | #597 |
| 2005 | 508 | #564 |
| 2004 | 481 | #585 |
| 2003 | 429 | #625 |
| 2002 | 418 | #612 |
| 2001 | 406 | #620 |
| 2000 | 364 | #666 |
| 1999 | 302 | #740 |
| 1998 | 253 | #842 |
| 1997 | 137 | #1,279 |
| 1996 | 125 | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 117 | #1,398 |
| 1994 | 87 | #1,702 |
| 1993 | 98 | #1,567 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,700 |
| 1991 | 95 | #1,593 |
| 1990 | 113 | #1,393 |
| 1989 | 53 | #2,245 |
| 1988 | 43 | #2,484 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 16 | #4,234 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
Names like Skyla
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myla Zara Sienna Layla Lyra Safa Fatima Mila Ayla Ava Scarlett Lyla
Other spellings of Skyla
Names related to Skyla
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Skyla: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/skyla, updated 20 October 2026.