Recorded 1916–1956 Girls' name Peak 1918 36 births

Piney — girls' name

36 babies named Piney in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s61930s51940s51950s6
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Piney was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Piney in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Piney

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Piney between 1916 and 1956, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Piney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Piney performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Piney shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Piney 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 36 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.

Piney at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

36

Since 1916

41 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1916

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1956

Piney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1916

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Piney by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
14 births that decade — 39% of Piney's all-time total
1910s141920s61930s51940s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Piney?
36 babies have been named Piney since 1916. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Piney most popular?
Piney was most popular in the 1910s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Piney been used?
Piney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 41 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Piney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pinkie, Pinkey, Pinky, Pina, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1956 (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.