#4802024 rank
2014peak year
23,677babies named Skye since 1880
▼ 15%5-year trend
Skye popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Skye mean?
From the Isle of Skye in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, whose name is usually traced to Old Norse ski 'cloud' or skuy 'misty isle'. As a given name it spread in the late 20th century.
OriginScottish, Old Norse
Syllables1
Gendergirl
Stylenature, modern
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