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 #6505

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Name B

Skipper

Boy name

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Metric Skip Skipper
Current Rank #6505 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 2,103 824
Peak Year 1960 1962
Peak Year Births 105 33
Peak Decade 1950ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1937

Births by Decade

Decade Skip Skipper
1930ss 36 20
1940ss 296 121
1950ss 667 204
1960ss 518 234
1970ss 260 172
1980ss 187 68
1990ss 33 5
2000ss 5 —
2010ss 45 —
2020ss 56 —

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 —

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, 1930–2024.

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