Is Skip a boy or girl name?
Skip is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 13 boys were named Skip, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,103 US babies named Skip were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,757
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Skip since 1930
- 2,103
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 105 babies
Boys and girls named Skip, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 667 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 518 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 260 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | #6,757 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,611 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #6,104 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #8,071 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,966 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,636 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,538 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,960 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,705 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,903 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #13,927 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,966 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,073 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,857 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,555 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,301 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,432 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,068 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,116 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,413 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,972 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,417 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,572 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,082 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 27 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 26 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,265 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,610 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 53 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 54 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 67 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 68 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 105 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 83 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 93 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 66 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 67 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 71 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 53 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 63 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 56 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 72 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 51 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 46 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 58 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,687 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,135 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,442 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,491 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,140 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,083 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,474 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Skip reached #756 in 1960. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.