Given name & surname
Skye
“woman from the Isle of Skye”·“man from the Isle of Skye”
Skye is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “woman from the Isle of Skye” and “man from the Isle of Skye”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman from the Isle of Skye” and “man from the Isle of Skye”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
In English use, Skye has a related form in Sky. An origin associated with Sky is American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Possibly from Scottish Gaelic Eilean Sgitheanach.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Skye through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,165
- 2,903 boys · 24,262 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 946 babies
- 2025
- 628
- #532 for girls · #2,357 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −7%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 8% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 569 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 532 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 887 in 2014. It also appeared in 59 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (69). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,357 as a first name in 2020; 618 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Skye’s family of names
In English usage, Skye has a related form in Sky. Skye has a related form in Sky. Skye has a related form in Skie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Skye
- Skye McCole BartusiakAmerican actress (1992-2014)
- Skye SweetnamCanadian singerborn 1988
- Skye EdwardsBritish singerborn 1974
- Skye BlueAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1999
- Skye NicolsonAustralian boxerborn 1995
- Skye BlakelyAmerican gymnastborn 2005
- Skye BennettBritish actressborn 1995
- Skye TownsendAmerican actress and singerborn 1993
- Skye P. MarshallAmerican actressborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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