Names / Boy names
Skippy
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,495
in 1950
First recorded
1933
in U.S. data
Children named
219
since 1933
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,495 in 1950 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Skippy enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1933, where it reads as a boys' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It peaked in 1950 at #1,495. Roughly 219 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.
