Recorded 2000–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 33 births

Skylla — girls' name

33 babies named Skylla in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

33 girls have been named Skylla since 2000, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

33
total births
2000–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Skylla was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Skylla in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Skylla

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Skylla between 2000 and 2017, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Skylla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Skylla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Skylla shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Skylla 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 33 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.

Skylla at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

33

Since 2000

18 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2000

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2017

Skylla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2000

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201720162010200820042000 5

Skylla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
17 births that decade — 52% of Skylla's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skylla?
33 babies have been named Skylla since 2000. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Skylla most popular?
Skylla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Skylla been used?
Skylla has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 18 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Skylla?
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, 2000–2017 (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.