How Many People Are Named Skeet?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Skeet. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Skeet peaked in popularity in 1950 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Skeet as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Skeet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Skeet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1950
7 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Skeet
Skeet is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Skeet as a male name
Ranked #12,496 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1950 (7 births)
Skeet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Skeet span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 11 babies were registered. While Skeet is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Skeet by Decade
How has Skeet tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Skeet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Skeet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Skeet
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Skeet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Skeet?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Skeet are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Skeet a common name?
Skeet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Skeet most popular?
Skeet reached peak popularity in 1950, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Skeet is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Skeet a male name?
Skeet is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Skeet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Skeet Smith, Skeet Johnson, Skeet Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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