boy's name
Skip
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,116
Skip is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1960, when 105 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Skip over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 296 |
| 1950s | 667 |
| 1960s | 518 |
| 1970s | 260 |
| 1980s | 187 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 45 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Skip?
In 2025, Skip was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Skip
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Skip also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Skip over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Skip
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Skip — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Skip
How popular is the name Skip?
In 2025, Skip was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Skip a girl's or a boy's name?
Skip is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Skip?
Skip has 1 syllable.
When was Skip most popular?
Skip peaked in 1960, when 105 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Skip a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Skip currently ranks #6,461 in the United States. After peaking in the 1960s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.