Recorded 1929–1930 Boys' name Peak 1929 11 births

Jinks — boys' name

11 babies named Jinks in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s5
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jinks was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jinks in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jinks

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Jinks between 1929 and 1930, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jinks currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jinks performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jinks shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jinks 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 11 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.

Jinks at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

11

Since 1929

2 years of records

Peak year

1929

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1929

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1930

Jinks popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1929

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1929)
6
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.5 19301929 6

Jinks by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Jinks's all-time total
1920s61930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jinks?
11 babies have been named Jinks since 1929. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1929 with 6 births.
When was Jinks most popular?
Jinks was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Jinks been used?
Jinks has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 2 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Jinks?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jin, Jino, Jinu, Jing, 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, 1929–1930 (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.