Skyy
Skyy is an American vodka spirit produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly Skyy Spirits LLC. Skyy vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof, except in Australia and New Zealand where it is 37.5% ABV / 75 Proof and in South Africa where it is 43% ABV / 86 Proof. Its creator, Maurice Kanbar, claims the vodka is nearly congener-free due to its distillation process.
Meaning & Origin of Skyy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Skyy is an American vodka spirit produced by the Campari America division of Campari Group of Milan, Italy, formerly Skyy Spirits LLC. Skyy vodka is 40% ABV or 80 proof, except in Australia and New Zealand where it is 37.5% ABV / 75 Proof and in South Africa where it is 43% ABV / 86 Proof. Its creator, Maurice Kanbar, claims the vodka is nearly congener-free due to its distillation process.
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The Story of Skyy
As a girl name
Skyy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 112 Skyys were born — ranking #1,807 that year. As of 2026, Skyy ranks #4,519 for girls with 31 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 2K Skyys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Skyy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 12 Skyys were born — ranking #5,723 that year. As of 2026, Skyy ranks #9,752 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 138 Skyys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Skyy
Skyy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Skyy's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,807. Use the chart and map above to compare Skyy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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