Skye's Notebook is a lined journal with one name on the cover, hers. The name sits in flowing script above a soft pink watercolor apple blossom design.
Behind the Name says Skye comes from the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland, and is sometimes considered a variant of Sky. Wikipedia describes the Isle of Skye as the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides, dominated by the rocky Cuillin mountains. It is a name with a landscape behind it.
Behind the Name relates Skye to the plain English spelling Sky. Wikipedia says the island’s Gaelic name, Sgitheanach, has been suggested to describe a winged shape, but no definitive agreement exists about its origin. Skye is a one-syllable name that needs no nickname.
The best-known Skye is the island itself. Wikipedia says its largest settlement is Portree, known for its picturesque harbour, and that the island has been linked to the mainland by the Skye Bridge since 1995. It has been occupied since the late Upper Palaeolithic period.
Skye never appeared in a Social Security top-200 decade table, from the 1880s to the 2010s. Behind the Name’s US chart has it in the top 1,000 for 39 years between 1987 and 2025, best at 367th in 2014, and it was 529th in 2025. It is much more popular in Scotland, where it ranked 60th in 2025, and 81st in New Zealand in 2007.
Wikipedia says the Isle of Skye was considered to be under Norwegian rule until the 1266 Treaty of Perth transferred control to Scotland. It also says about a third of residents were Gaelic speakers in 2001, and that the main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and forestry.
This is a notebook for every kind of Skye: the student, the list-maker, the diary keeper, the busy mom. Its 160 lined pages and 6" x 9" format suit daily journaling, study, meal plans, goals or gratitude notes. Plain lines mean no rules about how to use it. Her name on the front makes it easy to spot on a crowded desk.
Notebooks tend to multiply on desks and in drawers. One with Skye’s name on the front is instantly hers: easy to spot, harder to “borrow”, and more personal than a plain cover. For children especially, seeing their own name on something makes it special and encourages them to actually use it.
How big is Skye’s Notebook? The notebook measures 6 x 9 inches (roughly 15 x 23 cm) and has 160 lined pages.
Where do I buy it? Use the buttons on this page to find it on Amazon in the US, Australia and the UK. Amazon handles printing, shipping and returns.
Do you have other names? Yes. We publish hundreds of girls’ name notebooks with the same cover design. See our personalized name notebooks page or browse all name notebooks.
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