Skipper

Popularity Trends

The name Skipper is the #6,909 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 830 recorded births since 1937. This represents the 10.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,763 (17.9% percentile) for all time with 824 births since 1937. For girls, it ranks #5,710 (0.1% percentile) for all time with 6 births since 2022.

Skipper first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1937 (1937 for boys and 2022 for girls). Birth data for Skipper is available in 52 out of the 86 years between 1937 and 2022 (51 years for boys and 1 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Skipper has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.3% of all recorded births being male. In 2022, 0.0% of babies named Skipper were boys. Interestingly, until around 2013, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1937 to 2012), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (100.0% girls from 2013 to 2022).

For boys, Skipper reached its peak popularity in 1962, achieving the 4.3% percentile (ranked #630) with 16 births per million. The name was most common in 1962, with 16 births per million (ranked 4.3% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1990.

For girls, Skipper reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 0.1% percentile (ranked #957) with 3 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 3 births per million (ranked 0.1% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2022.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Skipper".

1937 2022 19372022

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2022

First Recorded

2022

Peak Percentile

0.1%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#957

Current Rank

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Female statistics

Total Births

824

Peak Births

Peak Year

1962

First Recorded

1937

Peak Percentile

4.3%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#630

Current Rank

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Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Skipper", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Skipper.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Skipper's popularity from 1934 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Skipper at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Skipper range from Jonette at 92.2% correlation to Monty at 90.8% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.3%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is David with 3.7M births (100% boys) and the least popular is Donnita with 855 births (100% girls).

Skipper's share of births peaked at 15.7 births per million in 1962 (3.3 for girls in 2022 and 15.7 for boys in 1962). It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (15% of peak) in 1990. In 2022, the most recent period with data, the name Skipper had 3.3 births per million, 21% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Jonette

1,221

92.24% (very strong)

Lonny

6,403

91.93% (very strong)

Nicky

9,406

91.90% (very strong)

David

3.7M

91.59% (very strong)

Gerri

5,463

91.25% (very strong)

Donnita

855

91.06% (very strong)

Trudi

3,215

91.05% (very strong)

Jon

168.9k

91.00% (very strong)

Lynnette

15.2k

90.96% (very strong)

Sherry

230.9k

90.94% (very strong)

Londa

1,669

90.84% (very strong)

Monty

15.4k

90.82% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Skipper

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Skipper. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 90.2% confident that Skipper is pronounced as SKIH-per, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SKEE-per, at 9.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.

SKIH-per

90.2%

SKEE-per

9.8%

SKIH-per (2 syllables)

Verified

90.2% confidence

S K IH1 P ER0

SKEE-per (2 syllables)

9.8% confidence

S K IY1 P ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like S K IH1 P ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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