Girls' name · since 1988
Skylynn
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 3,339 babies named Skylynn, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,556 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,339
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Skylynn is the #1556 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,339 recorded since 1988.
Skylynn has 3,339 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1556 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,556 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,339 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skylynn ranks #3,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,556 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,339 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,556 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,339
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Skylynn's 3,339 recorded births place it above 95.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Skylynn compares
3,339 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Skylynn's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skylynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,339 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 191 | 21 | 19,840 |
Skylynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Skylynn's full recorded timeline at 2008, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 191 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Skylynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 191
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Skylynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,558 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Skylynn's strongest decade.
1,558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Skylynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 208
1990s
208 births
- 2000s
2000s
734 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,558 births
- 2020s
2020s
834 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,558 births (47% of all-time use).
How Skylynn 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 Skylynn's total volume
Skylynn by state
Where Skylynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 284 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 218 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 185 | 5.5% |
| #4 | California | | 167 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 158 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 144 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 140 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 103 | 3.1% |
284 of 3,339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Skylynn appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Skylynn's data
- Skylynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,558 total births) through the 2020s (834) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Skylynns (284 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Skylynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Skylynn 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.