Fun Facts About the Name Skylin
- 999 babies named Skylin: U.S. records list 999 babies given the name Skylin from 1880 through 2025. Even 53 boys received the name Skylin - about 1 boy for every 18 girls.
What Does the Name Skylin Mean?
Skylin is a modern English given name with no established traditional meaning. Its spelling suggests the English word sky joined to the ending -lin, an ending also written -lyn in many modern names. The English word sky derives from Old Norse ský, "cloud," but that is the history of the vocabulary word, not proof of a fixed meaning for the name. The ending -lin has no separate meaning here, so Skylin is best described as a name of uncertain meaning.
Skylin Name History & Origins
Skylin is a modern English spelling built on the word sky and the name ending -lyn/-lin, a suffix common in modern names such as Kaylin and Jazlyn. The final -in is one of several spelling choices for that ending, alongside -yn and -en. The word sky comes from Old Norse ský, "cloud," but the ending is a modern English name element rather than an Old Norse one.
The similar name Skylar has a different history. It comes from the Dutch surname Schuyler, an occupational name associated with a scholar or schoolteacher, which entered English use as a given name through that surname. The shared opening Skyl- does not by itself establish a common origin with Skylin.
How Popular is the Name Skylin?
Skylin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #2,404 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,292 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,115 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #6,375 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,149 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #3,788 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2020 | #3,730 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #2,958 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2018 | #2,839 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2017 | #2,775 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 2016 | #2,930 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 2015 | #2,404 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2014 | #3,578 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2013 | #3,693 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #4,201 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #4,668 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2010 | #4,842 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #4,915 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #5,415 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #5,507 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #5,359 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,238 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #7,788 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,772 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #6,356 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #5,546 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #5,131 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #11,231 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #7,962 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #6,131 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #13,268 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #13,174 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #13,799 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,443 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,575 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #7,955 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #10,553 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,567 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #14,089 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2000 | #11,881 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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