Skip vs Skipper

Side-by-side comparison of Skip and Skipper - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Skip

Boy name · Rank #6530

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Name B

Skipper

Boy name

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Metric Skip Skipper
Current Rank #6530 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 2,116 830
Peak Year 1960 1962
Peak Year Births 105 33
Peak Decade 1950s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1937

Births by Decade

Decade Skip Skipper
1930s 36 20
1940s 296 121
1950s 667 204
1960s 518 234
1970s 260 172
1980s 187 68
1990s 33 5
2000s 5 -
2010s 45 -
2020s 69 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Skip Skipper
2014 6 -
2016 9 -
2017 5 -
2018 8 -
2019 7 -
2020 10 -
2021 10 -
2022 15 -
2023 8 -
2024 13 -
2025 13 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1930–2025.

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