Skyla

Meaning: Probably scholar
Origin: Dutch surname — Short form of Skyler

Girl's name · #986 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Skyla's best rank, #504, came in 2012; it has settled back to #986 today. Roughly 14,000 girls have been named Skyla since 1959.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#307 in New Zealand (2025) · #366 in England & Wales (2025) · #387 in Scotland (2025) · #1,315 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #7,159 in France (2024) · #11,180 in Ecuador (2023) · #418 in N. Ireland (2022) · #3,560 in Austria (2022) · #883 in Ireland (2021) · #961 in Poland (2015).

In stories & tradition

Skyla^it — Fictional character from Pokémon

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Skylah (#2323), Skyla would rank around #812 with about 340 births last year — the newborns split about 76/24 between Skyla and Skylah.

Similar names: Skylah · Jaliyah · Sky · Keyla · Jayleen · Jayla

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