Skip Boy
How popular is Skip?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Skip in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
1,606living people named Skip (est.)
64median age of people named Skip
2,116babies named Skip since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Skip popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▲ 22 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Earlier ranks | #7,497 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1960 (105 boys) |
| Highest rank | #751 in 1960 |
| First recorded | 1930 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Skip by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 36 | #2,905 |
| 1940s | 296 | #915 |
| 1950s | 667 | #770 |
| 1960s | 518 | #751 |
| 1970s | 260 | #1,581 |
| 1980s | 187 | #1,765 |
| 1990s | 33 | #5,934 |
| 2000s | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2010s | 45 | #8,141 |
| 2020s | 69 | #5,870 |
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Questions
- Is Skip a boy or girl name?
- Skip is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Skip were boys.
- How popular is the name Skip?
- 13 baby boys were named Skip in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Skip most popular?
- Skip peaked in 1960, when 105 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #751 in 1960.
- How many people are named Skip?
- 2,116 babies have been named Skip in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,606 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.