Sky
About Sky
Sky is an ambigender nature name that was first legitimized as the character of Sky Masterson in the 1950 musical Guys and Dolls, played in the film version by Marlon Brando. It's a name we appreciate for its clear, wide-open feel, less hippyish than others like Rainbow and Starlight, and makes an appealing middle name possibility.
Sky is the name of Sophie's fiance in Mamma Mia, and there are both Power Rangers and Transformers with the name. Elizabeth Berkley used it for her son.
It is also spelled Skye, as in the island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Plus, it's a logical nickname for the variously spelled Schuylers and Skylers.
Pronounced SKY.
As of October 2026, Sky ranked #1661 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1039 in 1978, Nameberry popularity #650.
Editor's take: The name Sky is a boy's name.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,383 | 124 | 64.6 |
| 2015 | #1,800 | 84 | 43.8 |
| 2016 | #1,783 | 86 | 45.3 |
| 2017 | #1,722 | 91 | 49.2 |
| 2018 | #1,757 | 88 | 48.5 |
| 2019 | #1,722 | 92 | 51.3 |
| 2020 | #1,669 | 96 | 55.6 |
| 2021 | #1,663 | 100 | 57.2 |
| 2022 | #1,569 | 113 | 64.7 |
| 2023 | #1,646 | 105 | 61.4 |
| 2024 | #1,702 | 98 | 56.9 |
| 2025 | #1,661 | 101 | 59.1 |
World rankings
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Sky on lists
Famous Skys
- Adam "Sky" Dahlberg aka SkyDoesMinecraft
American YouTuber
- Sky "Sunshine" Saxon
American lead singer of The Seeds
- Sky Flaherty
American actor, singer and dancer
- Sky Cole Lauren (b. 2012)
son of actors Elizabeth Berkley and Greg Lauren
- Sky Lynlee Keathley (b.2013)
son of actress Clare Kramer
- Sky Kingpayom Sharples (b. 2009)
son of model/actress Metinee Kingpayom and Edward Sharples
- Sky Masand
son of actress Ranjeeta Kaur and Raj Masand
- Phoenix Sky Andersen (b. 2015)
son of actress AJ Cook
- Cogeian Sky Embry
son of actor Ethan Embry
Sky in pop culture
- Sky
character in the "Mamma Mia!" musical and films
- Sky Masterson
character in musical "Guys and Dolls"
- Sky Lark
character from anime web series "RWBY"
- Clear Sky (later Skystar)
character from the book series "Warriors" by Erin Hunter