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Skipper

OriginEnglish
Meaning"captain"

About Skipper

Sure, and we hope he has a good time playing with Buster and Buddy.

Pronounced SKIP-ur.

As of October 2026, Skipper ranked #11797 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1383 in 1962.

Editor: Sophie Kihm

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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Famous Skippers

  • Bernard Louis "Skipper" Wise

    American jazz musician of band Windows

  • Skipper Clement (born Klemen Andersen)

    Danish privateer; leader of the peasant rebellion of Count's Feud

  • Lewis Ray "Skipper" Mullins

    American martial artist

  • Clarence Ashley "Skipper" Roberts

    American baseball player

  • John Skipper "Skip" Woods

    American screenwriter

Skipper in pop culture

  • Skipper Johnston

    character on TV's "Sex and the City"

  • Skipper

    penguin in TV series "Penguins of Madagascar"

  • Skipper

    otter in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques

  • The Skipper aka Jonas Grumby

    character on TV's "Gilligan's Island"

  • Skipper Riley

    character in Disney's "Planes"

  • Skipper Roberts

    Barbie's younger sister

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