The first name Sky

In 2025, 38 girls were named Sky, making it the 922nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 275 births (#197).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sky with other names.

In 2025, 272 girls born in the United States were named Sky, the 949th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 405 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Sky Ferreira
  American singer-songwriter, model, and actress (born 1992)
• Sky Brown
  British-Japanese skateboarder and surfer, born 2008
• Sky Kim
  Australian male archer, born 1982
• Sky Katz
  American actress, rapper and singer, born 2004
• Sky Saxon
  American singer (1937–2009)

What does the name Sky mean?

From sky. As a surname, a translation of German Himmel and an anglicization of Ashkenazic surnames ending in -sky.

How popular is the name Sky?

In 2025, 38 girls born in England and Wales were named Sky, ranking 922nd. Its peak was 2007, with 275 births.

Is Sky a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 13,948 US babies named Sky since 1880, 70% were girls and 30% boys.

When was Sky most popular?

2021 in the United States, when 405 babies were named Sky, its highest rank at 712th.

Is Sky also a surname?

Yes. Sky is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.