Skippy

Where Skippy comes from

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  • Vowel-ended
Skippy through the years
  1. 1933
    First appearance
    #2,368 among boys with 10 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1950
    Peak, #1,464
    25 babies named Skippy, the most in any year.
  3. 1951
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,066.
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