U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
How to read the band

Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Skye

Skye climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 41,113 U.S. babies, the 589th most common name by sound today, peaking at 1,456 in 2014, with 1,001 in 2025.

By sound, Skye also includes the spellings Sky.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).