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Skippy

Boy's name
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.

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