Recorded 2007–2023 Girls' name Peak 2014 49 births

Skylei — girls' name

49 babies named Skylei in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

49 girls have been named Skylei since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

49
total births
2007–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Skylei was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

8 babies were named Skylei in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Skylei

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Skylei between 2007 and 2023, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Skylei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Skylei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Skylei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Skylei in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Skylei at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

49

Since 2007

17 years of records

Peak year

2014

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2007

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2023

Skylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2007

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Skylei by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
30 births that decade — 61% of Skylei's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skylei?
49 babies have been named Skylei since 2007. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
When was Skylei most popular?
Skylei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Skylei been used?
Skylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 17 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Skylei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Skylar, Skyler, Skye, Skyla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.