Unisex name · since 1994
Skylan
Skylan has 478 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylan currently ranks #7001 among unisex names in America, with 478 babies recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Skylan recorded 478 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #7001 nationally today, ahead of 60% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #12,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 478 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylan ranks #12,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 478 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylan's 478 recorded births place it above 83.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Skylan compares
478 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Skylan's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skylan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 478 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Skylan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Skylan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Skylan popularity over time - boys
313 total births recorded since 1998 (Skylan as boys' name)
Skylan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (228 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Skylan's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Skylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
228 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 228 births (48% of all-time use).
Skylan by state
Where Skylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Skylan's data
- Skylan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (228 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Skylans (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Skylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Skylan 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.