Skip vs Skippy

Side-by-side comparison of Skip and Skippy — 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

Skippy

Boy name

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Metric Skip Skippy
Current Rank #6505 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 2,103 219
Peak Year 1960 1950
Peak Year Births 105 25
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1930 1933

Births by Decade

Decade Skip Skippy
1930ss 36 15
1940ss 296 71
1950ss 667 98
1960ss 518 23
1970ss 260 7
1980ss 187 5
1990ss 33 —
2000ss 5 —
2010ss 45 —
2020ss 56 —

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Skip Skippy
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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