Is Skip a boy or girl name?

Skip is a boy’s name. Of the 2,116 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Skip

Recorded 1930–2025 · United States

Skip was most popular in 1960, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,751 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,116 people named Skip.

Skip over time

Births per year. The dot marks Skip’s peak in 1960. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Skip a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Skip is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,116 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Skip

Where Skip is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 5.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org