Recorded 1950–2003 Boys' name Peak 1950 29 births

Skeet — boys' name

29 babies named Skeet in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s71960s61970s112000s5
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Skeet was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

7 babies were named Skeet in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Skeet

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Skeet between 1950 and 2003, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Skeet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Skeet performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Skeet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Skeet in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Skeet at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

29

Since 1950

54 years of records

Peak year

1950

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1950

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2003

Skeet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1950

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1950)
7
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20031975197319681950 7

Skeet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 38% of Skeet's all-time total
1950s71960s61970s112000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skeet?
29 babies have been named Skeet since 1950. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1950 with 7 births.
When was Skeet most popular?
Skeet was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Skeet been used?
Skeet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 54 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Skeet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Skeeter, Skender. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1950–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.