Girls' name · since 1997
Skyleigh
678 babies named Skyleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 678
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Skyleigh is the #9157 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 678 recorded since 1997.
Social Security Administration records show Skyleigh recorded 678 times among girls since 1997, holding rank #9157 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #9,710 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,157 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 678 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skyleigh ranks #9,710 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,157 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 678 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,157 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 678
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skyleigh's 678 recorded births place it above 86.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Skyleigh compares
678 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Skyleigh's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skyleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 678 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skyleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skyleigh's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 49, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skyleigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Skyleigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (366 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Skyleigh's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Skyleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
366 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 366 births (54% of all-time use).
How Skyleigh 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 Skyleigh's total volume
Skyleigh by state
Where Skyleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Utah | | 6 | 0.9% |
15 of 678 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Skyleigh's data
- Skyleigh's decade-level peak was the 2010s (366 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Skyleighs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Skyleigh: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Skyleigh 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.