Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- learned one
- English
- Sky; also variant of Schuyler
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Skyla
Pronunciation
s-ky-la
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #504, 603 births); most recent 2025 (rank #983, 257 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 257 |
| 2024 | 318 |
| 2023 | 346 |
| 2022 | 380 |
| 2021 | 470 |
| 2020 | 458 |
| 2019 | 529 |
| 2018 | 560 |
| 2017 | 552 |
| 2016 | 570 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #139, 401 births); most recent 2025 (rank #366, 117 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 |
| 2024 | 137 |
| 2023 | 137 |
| 2022 | 192 |
| 2021 | 209 |
| 2020 | 218 |
| 2019 | 250 |
| 2018 | 278 |
| 2017 | 343 |
| 2016 | 360 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #4084, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #746, 4 births); most recent 2021 (rank #850, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #255, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #387, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #276, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #418, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #248, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #456, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence