Unisex name · since 1993
Skai
Skai has 1,054 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,627 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,054
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skai currently ranks #2627 among unisex names in America, with 1,054 babies recorded since 1993.
Skai has 1,054 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2627 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #7,243 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,627 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,054 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skai ranks #7,243 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,627 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,054 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,243 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,627 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,054
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skai's 1,054 recorded births place it above 89.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Skai compares
1,054 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Skai's all-time total is 180% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,054 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skai's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Skai popularity over time - boys
84 total births recorded since 2003 (Skai as boys' name)
Skai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (466 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Skai's strongest decade.
466 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Skai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
466 births
- 2020s
2020s
462 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 466 births (44% of all-time use).
How Skai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Skai's total volume
Skai by state
Where Skai concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 98 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 48 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 39 | 3.7% |
| #5 | California | | 29 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.5% |
98 of 1,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Skai appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Skai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (466 total births) through the 2020s (462) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Skais (98 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Skai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Skai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.