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Skyla

Skyla holds the #983 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 257 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #633 in 2020 to #983 today. Its strongest year on record was 2012 (#504 nationally, 605 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1959. The name's biggest fan base is in Minnesota (#540 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#983
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#504
in 2012 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
257
girls named Skyla

Skyla popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.019%0.028%0.037%18801900192019401960198020002020#504 in 2012
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2012

Where Skyla is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025NH—Washington: #915 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#915Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #829 (19 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#829Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#927New Jersey: #846 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#846Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025CT—California: #1053 (25 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#1053Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #729 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#729South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025AL—Georgia: #854 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#854Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Skyla in 2025HI—Texas: #1352 (18 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1352Florida: #735 (22 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#735
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Minnesota (#540), Wisconsin (#564), North Carolina (#729)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Skyla in the most recent year of SSA data.

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