Girls' name · since 1990
Ski
124 babies named Ski in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ski is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 124 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Ski recorded 124 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2022.
- #24,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ski ranks #24,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,785 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ski's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ski's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ski splits its recorded history at 2009: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ski popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2022.
124 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 10 births in a single year.
Ski popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Ski as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ski accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ski by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (50 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Ski's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ski births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 50 births (40% of all-time use).
Ski decade highlights
- Peak decade 50 births
- Runner-up 37 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Ski's data
- Ski's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (21) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ski: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1990–2022 (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 Ski 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.
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