Sky

“The sky, the heavens above” — English origin

Girl's name · #948 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Sky has appeared in US records since 1958 — best rank #710 (2021) · 9,743 babies named Sky all-time · 1 in 5,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,700 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Skys

Sky Ferreira — American singer-songwriter, model, and actress (born 1992)
Sky Brown — British-Japanese skateboarder and surfer
Sky Katz — American actress, rapper and singer
Sky Remans — Belgian snowboarder
Sky Lee — Canadian writer and artist

In stories & tradition

Sky Mangel — Neighbours
Sky Smith — The Sarah Jane Adventures
Sky Lynx — Transformers · The Transformers

What Skys become

Among 76 notable people named Sky:

Entertainers appear 3.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sky Ferreira, American singer-songwriter, model, and actress (born 1992).

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