How Many People Are Named Skippy Ervin?

There are approximately 1 people named Skippy Ervin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Skippy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ervin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Skippy: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Skippy. The peak year was 1950 with 25 births. The average person named Skippy today is 72 years old.

0 5 10 15 20 25 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980

Ancestry of the First Name Skippy

In the 2020 Census, the first name Skippy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.87%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.93%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Skippy in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Skippy rose or fell over time.

White
77.83%
Black
8.87%
Hispanic
1.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander
4.93%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.48%
Two or More Races
4.93%

Ancestry of the Ervin Surname

The surname Ervin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ervin in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
56.53%
Black
34.12%
Hispanic
3.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.59%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.52%
Two or More Races
4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Skippy" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Ervin" appears at a rate of 8.11 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Skippy are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Skippy Ervin: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Skippy Ervin?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Skippy Ervin are alive in the United States today. The first name Skippy is shared by 146 Americans, and the surname Ervin is shared by 27,808.

How rare is the name Skippy Ervin?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Skippy is very rare and the surname Ervin is uncommon.

Is Skippy a male or female name?

Skippy is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1950 and the average bearer today is 72 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Skippy?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Skippy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (8.87%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (4.93%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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