Name
Skye
Meaning
Skye is a feminine name of Scottish origin meaning “from the Isle of Skye; the sky”.
Skye borrows the name of the misty Hebridean island off Scotland's west coast, which itself may derive from a Norse word for cloud, while doubling as the English word for the heavens. The island spelling softens the word-name effect and dominates usage for girls.
A steady US top-400 girls' name; also popular in Scotland itself.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #529 in 2025 · peak #367 in 2014
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /SKY/
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Questions
Skye is a feminine name of Scottish origin meaning “from the Isle of Skye; the sky”. Skye borrows the name of the misty Hebridean island off Scotland's west coast, which itself may derive from a Norse word for cloud, while doubling as the English word for the heavens.
Skye is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a steady US top-400 girls' name; also popular in Scotland itself.
The name Skye comes from Scottish. Skye borrows the name of the misty Hebridean island off Scotland's west coast, which itself may derive from a Norse word for cloud, while doubling as the English word for the heavens. The island spelling softens the word-name effect and dominates usage for girls.
Skye is pronounced SKY.
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