Boys' name · since 1937
Skipper
Skipper has 830 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,843 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Skipper currently ranks #10843 among boys' names in America, with 830 babies recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skipper has been recorded 830 times among boys since 1937, currently ranked #10843 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #5,778 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,843 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 830 born since 1937
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Skipper ranks #5,778 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,843 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 830 born since 1937, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,843 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1937
- 1960s
- peak decade
Skipper's 830 recorded births place it above 87.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Skipper compares
830 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Skipper's all-time total is 125% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Skipper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 830 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Skipper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Skipper splits its recorded history at 1964: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Skipper popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Skipper popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2022 (Skipper as girls' name)
Skipper by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (234 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Skipper's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Skipper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s
1940s
121 births
- 1950s
1950s
204 births
- 1960s
1960s
234 births
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 234 births (28% of all-time use).
How Skipper compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Skipper's total volume
Skipper by state
Where Skipper concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
16 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Skipper's data
- Skipper's decade-level peak was the 1960s (234 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Skippers (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Skipper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Skipper 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.