Skye

Where Skye comes from

Derived from Scottish Gaelic An t-Eilean Sgitheanach, of long disputed (probably non-Indo-European substrate) origin, with several theories proposed and none widely accepted; see Etymology of Skye.
— Wiktionary's entry for Skye
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1952
    First appearance
    #4,908 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1988
    Skye Sweetnam born
    Canadian singer
  3. 1992
    Skye McCole Bartusiak born
    American actress
  4. 2014
    Peak, #367
    887 babies named Skye — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, or a fanciful spelling of the word sky.
Namesakes
  • Skye McCole Bartusiak · American actress, 1992–2014
  • Skye Sweetnam · Canadian singer, born 1988
  • Skye Edwards · British singer, born 1974
  • Skye Blue · American pornographic actress, director, and business woman, born 1961
  • Skye Blue · American professional wrestler, born 1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.