Skipper vs Skip

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

Name A

Skipper

Boy name

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Name B

Skip

Boy name · Rank #6530

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Skipper Skip
2014 - 6
2016 - 9
2017 - 5
2018 - 8
2019 - 7
2020 - 10
2021 - 10
2022 - 15
2023 - 8
2024 - 13
2025 6 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, 1937–2025.

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