Girls' name · since 1910

Pankie

Pankie has 45 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1910 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#36,264 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 1910
1910s
peak decade

Pankie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 45 recorded since 1910.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pankie has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1910, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1928.

  • #36,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 45 born since 1910
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pankie ranks #36,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1910, peaking in the 1910s.

#36,264 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 1910
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Pankie's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Pankie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Pankie's SSA record in two at 1918 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1910 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Pankie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1928

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1910)
9
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
45678910 1910191319161918191919261928 5

Pankie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (35 births, 78% of the file).

1910s was Pankie's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.

Pankie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 35 births (78% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pankie?
Since 1910, Social Security records show 45 babies named Pankie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #36,264 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1928. Its busiest year on record was 1910, with 9 births.
Where does Pankie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pankie ranks #36,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Pankie most popular?
Pankie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1910.
How long has the name Pankie been used?
Records for Pankie go back to 1910, giving 19 years of history through 1928.
What names are similar to Pankie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pansy, Pandora, Pang, Panagiota, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Pankie's data

  • Pankie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1920s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Pankie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Pankie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pankie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.