boy's name
Skanda
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 203
Skanda is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
Skanda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 87 |
How popular is Skanda?
In 2025, Skanda was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Skanda is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Skanda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Skanda also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Skanda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Skanda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Skanda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Skanda
How popular is the name Skanda?
In 2025, Skanda was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Skanda a girl's or a boy's name?
Skanda is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Skanda most popular?
Skanda peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Skanda a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Skanda currently ranks #4,004 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.