Boys' name · since 1981

Skipp

Skipp has 6 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#38,679 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

Skipp sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 6 recorded since 1981.

Social Security Administration records show Skipp recorded 6 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1981.

  • #38,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 6 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skipp ranks #38,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#38,679 of 45,481
all-time among boys
6
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Skipp's 6 recorded births place it above 14.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Skipp popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
6 1981 6

Skipp by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Skipp's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Skipp births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skipp?
Skipp has been given to 6 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,679 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 6 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
Where does Skipp sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skipp ranks #38,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Skipp most popular?
Skipp was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Skipp been used?
Skipp has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 1 year of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Skipp?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Skip, Skipper, Skippy, Skiler, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Skipp: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–1981 (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 Skipp 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.