US rank #3723 Girls' name Peak 2014 1,143 births

Skylyn — #3723 US girls' name

1,143 babies named Skylyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1282000s3162010s5132020s186
#3723
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Skylyn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

62 babies were named Skylyn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Skylyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,143 babies named Skylyn between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Skylyn currently holds the #3723 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Skylyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 513 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Skylyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Skylyn in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Skylyn 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 1,143 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.

Skylyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,143

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2014

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,723

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Skylyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
62
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
020406080 202420202016201220082004200019961995 7

Skylyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
513 births that decade — 45% of Skylyn's all-time total
1990s1282000s3162010s5132020s186

Skylyn by state

Where Skylyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Skylyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
36 3.1%
#2 New York
27 2.4%
#3 North Carolina
21 1.8%
#4 California
16 1.4%
#5 South Carolina
16 1.4%
#6 Georgia
15 1.3%
#7 Florida
6 0.5%
#8 Alabama
5 0.4%
Texas share of Skylyn's total US births 3.1%
Even split

36 of 1,143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Skylyn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skylyn?
1,143 babies have been named Skylyn since 1995. It currently ranks #3723 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 62 births.
When was Skylyn most popular?
Skylyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 513 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Skylyn most popular?
The top states for the name Skylyn are Texas (36 births), New York (27 births), North Carolina (21 births).
How long has the name Skylyn been used?
Skylyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Skylyn?
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.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.