Girl’s name · American English

Skylin

How to say it: SKY-lin · /ˈskaɪlɪn/

Modern American blend of Sky + -lin - respelling of Skylyn evoking the sky.

Skylin was the 1,154th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 19 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 41% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,382 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,154for girls in 2025
1 in 21,389US babies
19born in 2025
#1,382projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Skylin
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,154
Babies born in 202519
Share of births1 in 21,389
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−41%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,382

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Skylin is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 28 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Sky
  • Lin

Honouring a Skylin in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Skylin is about under 1 in 200.

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