Girls' name · since 1997

Skylynne

140 babies named Skylynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

140
total births
1997–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade

Skylynne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 140 recorded since 1997.

Skylynne has 140 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1997 to 2022.

  • 140 total births
  • 1997–2022 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 59% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

140 girls have been named Skylynne since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

140
total births
1997–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Skylynne was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

18 babies were named Skylynne in 2014 - its busiest year on record.

Skylynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Skylynne's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Skylynne at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

140

Since 1997

26 years of records

Peak year

2014

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1997

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2022

Skylynne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
18
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
05101520 1997200620112014201720212022 7

Skylynne by decade

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

2010s was Skylynne's strongest decade.

83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Skylynne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 83 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skylynne?
Since 1997, Social Security records show 140 babies named Skylynne. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 18 births.
When was Skylynne most popular?
Skylynne was most popular in the 2010s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Skylynne been used?
Skylynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 26 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Skylynne?
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.

What to do with Skylynne's data

  • Skylynne's decade-level peak was the 2010s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1997–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Skylynne: Baby Name Since 1997 - 140 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/skylynne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Skylynne 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 July 2026.