Skylan Boy & girl
How popular is Skylan?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Skylan in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
Skylan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 91 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls, 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,852 in 2015, #4,451 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (35 girls) |
| Highest rank | #4,156 in 2016 |
| First recorded | 1994 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 41% boys, 59% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Skylan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Skylynn family of names ranked #933 for girls in 2025 (#949 the year before), with 229 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Skylynn | 136 | 59% |
| Skylyn | 29 | 13% |
| Skylin | 19 | 8% |
| Skylan | 16 | 7% |
| Skylen | 5 | 2% |
| Skilynn | 8 | 3% |
| Skylene | 7 | 3% |
| Skylaine | 9 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Skylan is most popular
Babies named Skylan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Skylan by decade
Girl names about as popular as Skylan
Questions
- Is Skylan a boy or girl name?
- Skylan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 41% of babies named Skylan were boys and 59% were girls.
- How popular is the name Skylan?
- 16 baby girls were named Skylan in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name. Another 14 boys got the name (#6,140 for boys).
- When was Skylan most popular?
- Skylan peaked in 2016, when 35 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #4,156 in 2016.
- How many people are named Skylan?
- 791 babies have been named Skylan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 786 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Skylan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Skylan was most common in North Carolina, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.