unisex name
Sky
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 18,084
the United States
#949
2025 births
Sky is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 74% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 373 babies in the United States, ranking #949. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2014, when 510 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,888 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Sky started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sky over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 73 |
| 1960s | 76 |
| 1970s | 644 |
| 1980s | 904 |
| 1990s | 2,007 |
| 2000s | 3,354 |
| 2010s | 4,171 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,719 |
How popular is Sky?
In 2025, Sky was given to 373 babies in the United States, ranking #949 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Sky 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 Sky
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sky also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sky over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sky
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sky — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sky
How popular is the name Sky?
In 2025, Sky was given to 373 babies in the United States, ranking #949 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Sky a girl's or a boy's name?
Sky is used for both girls and boys. About 74% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Sky?
Sky has 1 syllable.
When was Sky most popular?
Sky peaked in 2014, when 510 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sky a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sky currently ranks #783 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.
Was Sky originally a boys' or girls' name?
Sky was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.