Skipper is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1962 and has since faded.
Skipper is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,797 among boys (6) and #16,939 among girls (5) — overall #15,935 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #16,939 | #11,797 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #15,075 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,315 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #6,143 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,973 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,420 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | — | #7,178 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,410 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | — | #3,917 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | — | #2,765 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | — | #4,451 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,351 |
| 1978 | 15 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | — | #2,344 |
| 1976 | 18 | — | — | #2,496 |
| 1975 | 16 | — | — | #2,626 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | — | #2,349 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | #1,923 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | — | #2,641 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,194 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | — | #2,047 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | — | #1,800 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | — | #2,296 |
| 1967 | 26 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1966 | 20 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,692 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | — | #1,739 |
| 1962 | 33 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1961 | 24 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1960 | 27 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1959 | 26 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | — | #1,530 |
| 1957 | 18 | — | — | #1,943 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | — | #1,809 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,126 |
| 1954 | 17 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | — | #1,823 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | — | #1,744 |
| 1951 | 20 | — | — | #1,723 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | — | #1,608 |
| 1949 | 21 | — | — | #1,662 |
| 1948 | 17 | — | — | #1,876 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | — | #1,908 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | — | #2,520 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1944 | 11 | — | — | #2,290 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,898 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | — | #2,250 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | — | #3,421 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | — | #2,797 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,492 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,486 |