Recorded 1883–1955 Boys' name Peak 1917 107 births

Dink — boys' name

107 babies named Dink in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Dink was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

12 babies were named Dink in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dink

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Dink between 1883 and 1955, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dink currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dink performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dink shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dink in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 107 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dink at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

107

Since 1883

73 years of records

Peak year

1917

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1883

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1955

Dink popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1883

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1917)
12
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
468101214 1955193519241919191618921883 5

Dink by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
40 births that decade — 37% of Dink's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dink?
107 babies have been named Dink since 1883. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1917 with 12 births.
When was Dink most popular?
Dink was most popular in the 1910s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Dink been used?
Dink has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 73 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Dink?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dino, Dinero, Dinesh, Dinari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.