Girls' name · since 1998
Skyelyn
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 116 babies named Skyelyn, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skyelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 116 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Skyelyn recorded 116 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #25,568 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 116 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skyelyn ranks #25,568 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 116 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,568 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 116
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skyelyn's 116 recorded births place it above 64.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Skyelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Skyelyn's full recorded timeline at 2014, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Skyelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Skyelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Skyelyn's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Skyelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Skyelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Skyelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Skyelyn 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.