Skip
Skip was the 6747th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 756th with 105 babies. More babies were named Skip in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,747 boys, up 1,221 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1960105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,116babies recorded
Skip popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,747 | 13 |
| 2020 | #7,968 | 10 |
| 2010 | #13,967 | 5 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #7,068 | 7 |
| 1980 | #1,957 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,610 | 29 |
| 1960 | #756 | 105 |
| 1950 | #1,084 | 43 |
| 1940 | #2,834 | 8 |
| 1930 | #4,474 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Skip, counting every spelling?
Skip has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Skip?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Skip (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Skip born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Skip.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Skip?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Skip are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 49 and 70. That makes Skip a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Skip: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Skip, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Skip
How popular is the name Skip?
Skip was the 6747th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1960, when it ranked 756th with 105 babies. More babies were named Skip in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Skip a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Skip in the US.