Girls' name · since 1959
Skyla
Skyla has 14,344 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,344
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
14,344 babies have been named Skyla since 1959, making it today's #983 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Skyla recorded 14,344 times among girls since 1959, holding rank #983 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, 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 1959 to 2025.
- #1,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,344 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skyla ranks #1,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,344 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,344
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skyla's 14,344 recorded births place it above 98.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Skyla compares
14,344 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Skyla's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 605 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Skyla splits its recorded history at 1995: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 605 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Skyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 605
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Skyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,613 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Skyla's strongest decade.
5,613 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Skyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 281
1980s
281 births
- 1990s 1,415
1990s
1,415 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,651 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,613 births
- 2020s 2,231
2020s
2,231 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,613 births (39% of all-time use).
How Skyla 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 Skyla's total volume
Skyla by state
Where Skyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,155 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,119 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,016 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,005 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 552 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 526 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 490 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 474 | 3.3% |
1,155 of 14,344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Skyla appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Skyla's data
- Skyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,613 total births) through the 2020s (2,231) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Skylas (1,155 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Skyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Skyla 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.