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Skye

“Modern coinage — possibly a fanciful respelling of sky” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #529 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Skye has appeared in US records since 1952 — best rank #367 (2014) · 24,262 babies named Skye all-time · 1 in 2,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #60 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 37 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Skyes

• Skye McCole Bartusiak — American actress (1992-2014)
• Skye Sweetnam — Canadian singer
• Skye Edwards — British singer
• Skye Chan — Hong Kong actress
• Skye Blue — American professional wrestler

In stories & tradition

• Skye Chandler — All My Children
• Skye — video game character
• Skye Riley — Smile 2

What Skyes become

Among 83 notable people named Skye:

Entertainers appear 2.49× more often than among typical names — e.g. Skye McCole Bartusiak, American actress (1992-2014).

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