unisex name
Skylen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 403
Skylen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 60% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Skylen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 189 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Skylen?
In 2025, Skylen was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Skylen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Skylen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Skylen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Skylen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Skylen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Skylen
How popular is the name Skylen?
In 2025, Skylen was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Skylen a girl's or a boy's name?
Skylen is used for both girls and boys. About 60% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Skylen most popular?
Skylen peaked in 2017, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Skylen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Skylen currently ranks #6,923 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.