Boys' name · since 1950
Skeet
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.
- #26,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Skeet is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skeet has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2003.
- #26,203 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 29 born since 1950
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skeet ranks #26,203 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1950, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,203 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 29
- born since 1950
- 1970s
- peak decade
Skeet's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Skeet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Skeet's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Skeet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2003
- Peak year (1950)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Skeet by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (11 births, 38% of the file).
1970s was Skeet's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Skeet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 11 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Skeet's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Skeet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Skeet draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.