Girls' name · since 1997
Skylinn
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 137 babies named Skylinn, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylinn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 137 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylinn has been recorded 137 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #23,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 137 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylinn ranks #23,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 137
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylinn's 137 recorded births place it above 67.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Skylinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skylinn's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skylinn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2014)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Skylinn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Skylinn's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Skylinn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Skylinn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Skylinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Skylinn 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.