How Many People Are Named Skip?
An estimated 1,673 people in the United States have the first name Skip. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Skip peaked in popularity in 1960 with 105 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Skip 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 Skip paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,673
About 1 in 204,874 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1960
105 births
Total Registered
2,103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Skip
Skip is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,103 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Skip as a male name
Ranked #6,757 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1960 (105 births)
Skip: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Skip span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 667 babies were registered. Skip has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Skip by Decade
How has Skip 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.
Skip by State
Birth registrations for Skip span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. On average, about 37 Skips were registered per state.
Skip + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Skip as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Skip
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Skip: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Skip?
We estimate approximately 1,673 people named Skip 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 204,874 Americans share this first name.
Is Skip a common name?
Skip is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Skip most popular?
Skip reached peak popularity in 1960, when 105 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Skip is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Skip a male name?
Skip is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Skip Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Skip Smith, Skip Johnson, Skip 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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