Is Skipper a boy or girl name?

Skipper is a boy’s name. Of the 841 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

Skipper

Recorded 1937–2025 · United States

Skipper was most popular in 1962, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,244 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 841 people named Skipper.

Skipper over time

Births per year. The dot marks Skipper’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Skipper a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Skipper is a boy’s name — 1.3% of the 841 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 65% girls and 35% 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.

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