Girls' name · since 1981
Skylene
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 117 babies named Skylene, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylene currently ranks #12260 among girls' names in America, with 117 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Skylene recorded 117 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #12260 nationally today, ahead of 29% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #25,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,260 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 117 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylene ranks #25,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,260 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 117 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,260 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 117
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylene's 117 recorded births place it above 64.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Skylene compares
117 27th percentile among 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
Skylene's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skylene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skylene's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Skylene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (46 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Skylene's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Skylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
46 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Skylene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- 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 Skylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Skylene 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.