Sky Forename

41,683rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 17,481 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Sky Forename User-submission:

Meaning 1: Isle of Skye (in Scotland).

Meaning 2: cloud.

Sky Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
51%
 
4,6091:78,6583,790
Saudi Arabia-2,6811:11,4931,646
Bangladesh-2,5661:62,1444,997
China-1,4871:918,66633,194
Egypt-1,0841:84,7794,065
India
97%
 
3871:3,139,220140,745
Canada
100%
3531:93,8624,885
Ghana-3371:80,0783,677
England
 
74%
3191:174,3045,401
Nigeria
100%
3101:572,78817,262
Australia-2461:55,5192,529
Morocco-2181:157,5634,496
Russia
79%
 
1911:755,1507,173
Singapore
100%
1891:33,2655,905
Malaysia
 
54%
1701:179,11710,707
Malawi
100%
1691:101,2565,457
Thailand
78%
 
1411:496,92123,638
Philippines
64%
 
1271:834,72023,994
Hong Kong-1211:64,0722,600
New Zealand-1161:39,1042,354
Indonesia
50%
 
1111:2,323,997114,524
Kenya-1051:441,02012,983
South Korea
 
54%
851:65,2283,935
Qatar
100%
771:30,7744,184
South Africa
78%
 
761:717,53530,512
Zambia-761:208,6167,140
Netherlands
 
79%
741:228,4078,105
Portugal-651:160,1673,695
Iraq-581:603,7566,195
DR Congo
100%
551:1,342,32036,691
Iran-521:1,509,55510,625
Brazil-461:4,657,30874,565
Germany
68%
 
461:2,101,69311,934
Vietnam-441:2,105,0713,174
United Arab Emirates-431:166,32511,451
Myanmar-341:1,527,890873
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
Mexico
50%
 
311:4,004,65917,642
Kuwait-281:135,1888,745
Taiwan
100%
231:1,033,46439,019
Afghanistan
 
86%
211:1,553,50115,583
Cambodia-201:813,66614,035
Italy
59%
 
201:3,053,10418,341
Pakistan-191:10,229,35271,449
France-181:3,692,79717,000
Liberia
100%
161:275,7548,947
Oman-161:256,7923,659
Yemen-151:1,753,1173,571
Algeria-141:2,726,9097,402
Sweden
 
73%
141:704,13615,982
Ireland
100%
131:357,1945,120
Tanzania
80%
 
131:4,060,64025,595
Japan-121:10,665,50535,725
Kazakhstan
83%
 
101:1,774,68414,586
Bahrain-91:149,8533,890
Laos-91:731,873503
Papua New Guinea
56%
 
91:905,81363,479
Spain-91:5,169,99615,759
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Sudan
100%
91:4,200,7754,893
Syria-91:2,145,1194,120
Uzbekistan-91:3,420,7168,576
British Virgin Islands-81:3,906755
Israel
 
67%
81:1,050,36514,379
Macau-81:76,026700
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
Jordan-71:1,260,9686,027
Belgium-61:1,915,00718,066
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
Venezuela-61:5,033,64967,876
Wales
100%
61:515,7186,554
Guatemala-51:3,221,6866,935
Turkey-51:15,560,34240,635
Uganda-51:8,191,38458,906
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Brunei-41:104,8921,566
Mongolia-41:733,70410,632
Nepal-41:7,121,83862,014
Poland
 
68%
41:9,506,7785,827
Argentina-31:14,257,74823,489
Azerbaijan-31:3,214,31527,427
Belarus
50%
 
31:3,160,79512,102
Bulgaria-31:2,330,13016,302
Costa Rica-31:1,589,31614,648
Greece-31:3,644,84916,562
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Albania-21:1,523,28533,816
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Belize-21:177,1545,935
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Czechia
63%
 
21:5,328,0818,108
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Hungary
68%
 
21:4,895,8864,852
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Maldives-21:216,9523,781
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Serbia-21:3,572,8608,125
Slovenia-21:1,229,3796,326
Switzerland
54%
 
21:4,106,74825,883
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Libya-11:6,221,3093,060
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Saint Lucia-11:177,8158,104
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Tonga-11:107,436779
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Tuvalu-11:11,13189
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958

Sky (654) may also be a surname.

Sky Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning 1: Isle of Skye (in Scotland).

Meaning 2: cloud.

- skyepelham

Sky Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skay861,301/
Skyy86165/
Skyo8645/
Skey8634/
Skky8617/
Skyi8610/
Skyp866/
Skhy865/
Skiy865/
Scky864/
Shky863/
Ssky863/
Skyz863/
Skoy863/
Skuy862/
Jsky862/
Sqky861/
Skyd861/
Skyh861/
Skaya7520/
Skhiy758/
Skhyo758/
Sskay754/
Skypp752/
Skoey752/
Sckay752/
Skyts751/
Skyzz751/
Sckey751/
S'kay751/
Skeey751/
Skayz751/
Skyoa751/
Skyhs751/
Skhay751/
Shkoy751/
Skahy751/
Ska672,142/
Ski67466/
Ske67108/
Skj6720/
Zky6713/
Sqy674/
Skhaya672/
Shkouy672/
Shkaya672/
Schkay672/
Skeyph671/
Sckhay671/
Sckaya671/
Schkey671/
Skouhy671/
Sskhyd671/
Syuiky671/

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