Skip

SKIHP /ˈskɪp/
boy 1 syllable trending up

Skip is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1960 and has since faded.

Skip is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,747 for boy births in the United States (and #14,198 across all names), given to 13 babies. Skip first appears in 1930 and peaked in 1960 (105 births).

About the name Skip

PronunciationSKIHP /ˈskɪp/
CultureEnglish
#6,747U.S. rank among boys 2025
#14,198among all names 2025
13U.S. births 2025
105peak births 1960
1930first appeared

Names similar to Skip

How popular is Skip?

Boys named Skip 13 in 2025
1930194019601980200020202025
Boys named Skip per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1930–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Skip total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20251313#6,747
20241313#6,778
202388#9,622
20221515#6,107
20211010#8,077
20201010#7,968
201977#10,643
201888#9,540
201755#13,964
201699#8,707
201466#11,905
201255#13,929
201055#13,967
200555#13,073
19966#8,858
19936#8,555
19926#8,301
19918#6,433
19907#7,068
198910#5,116
198811#4,413
19875#7,972
198614#3,417
198513#3,573
198415#3,081
198331#1,811
198227#2,054
198132#1,806
198029#1,957
197926#2,039
197821#2,265
197730#1,770
197622#2,165
197526#1,876
197429#1,690
197322#1,975
197229#1,641
197126#1,777
197029#1,610
196925#1,672
196832#1,388
196737#1,249
196631#1,395
196546#1,103
196453#1,043
196354#1,036
196267#929
196168#932
1960105#756
195983#836
195893#776
195766#935
195667#914
195571#883
195453#1,037
195363#907
195256#963
195172#831
195043#1,084
194951#984
194846#1,046
194758#922
194634#1,212
194528#1,266
194425#1,363
194319#1,687
194213#2,136
194114#1,986
19408#2,834
19396#3,441
19386#3,491
19377#3,140
19355#4,084
19327#3,334
19305#4,474