Girls' name · since 1996
Skylie
Skylie has 798 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,615 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Skylie is the #4615 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 798 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Skylie recorded 798 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #4615 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #8,743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,615 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 798 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylie ranks #8,743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,615 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 798 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,615 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 798
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylie's 798 recorded births place it above 87.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Skylie compares
798 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Skylie's all-time total is 112% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skylie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 798 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skylie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skylie's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skylie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Skylie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (360 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Skylie's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Skylie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s
2010s
360 births
- 2020s
2020s
165 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 360 births (45% of all-time use).
How Skylie 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 Skylie's total volume
Skylie by state
Where Skylie concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 43 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Utah | | 28 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Skylie's data
- Skylie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (360 total births) through the 2020s (165) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Skylies (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Skylie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Skylie: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Skylie 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.