Recorded 1933–1980 Boys' name Peak 1950 219 births

Skippy — boys' name

219 babies named Skippy in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s151940s711950s981960s231970s71980s5
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Skippy was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

25 babies were named Skippy in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Skippy

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Skippy between 1933 and 1980, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Skippy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Skippy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Skippy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Skippy 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 219 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.

Skippy at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

219

Since 1933

48 years of records

Peak year

1950

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1933

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1980

Skippy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1933

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1950)
25
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 1980196119571953194919451933 10

Skippy by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
98 births that decade — 45% of Skippy's all-time total
1930s151940s711950s981960s231970s71980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Skippy?
219 babies have been named Skippy since 1933. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1950 with 25 births.
When was Skippy most popular?
Skippy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Skippy been used?
Skippy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 48 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Skippy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Skip, Skipper, Skiler, Skilar, and 2 more. 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, 1933–1980 (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.