Skye Coulston
There are approximately 1 people named Skye Coulston living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Skye with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Coulston. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Skye
26K
Alive today
Named Coulston
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 26K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2014
Average age: 20
Top Census group: White (54.7%)
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #26,940
Per 100K: 0.32
Top ancestry: White (83.2%)
First name trend
Skye: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Skye. The peak year was 2014 with 946 births. The average person named Skye today is 20 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Skye
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Skye, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 54.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Skye described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Skye at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White54.7% · 11,134
- Black or African American18.3% · 3,722
- Hispanic or Latino12.3% · 2,505
- Two or more races8.9% · 1,821
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 793
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 385
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Coulston surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Coulston, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Coulston described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Coulston at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.2% · 791
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 48
- Black or African American4.1% · 39
- Two or more races4.1% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4% · 23
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 11
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Skye has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0076% of the US population, based on 26,001 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Skye right now.
The surname Coulston appears at a rate of 0.32 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Skye Coulston. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Skye Coulston: questions and answers
How many people are named Skye Coulston?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Skye Coulston. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0076%) with the surname frequency (0.32 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Skye Coulston?
We classify Skye Coulston as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Skye a male or female name?
Skye is predominantly unisex. Out of 26,528 total SSA registrations, 10.7% were male and 89.3% were female. See the full Skye profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Skye Coulston?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.