Recorded 1880–1964 Girls' name Peak 1910 579 births

Pinkey — girls' name

579 babies named Pinkey in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1910. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s371890s661900s841910s901920s1021930s421940s731950s751960s10
1920s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Pinkey was born in this single decade.

1910
Single peak year

17 babies were named Pinkey in 1910 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pinkey

The Social Security Administration has registered 579 babies named Pinkey between 1880 and 1964, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pinkey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1910, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pinkey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Pinkey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pinkey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pinkey 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 579 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.

Pinkey at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

579

Since 1880

85 years of records

Peak year

1910

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1880

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1964

Pinkey popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1880

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1910)
17
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
05101520 196419511941192719181907189718861880 5

Pinkey popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1923 (Pinkey as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1923 6

Pinkey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
102 births that decade — 18% of Pinkey's all-time total
1880s371890s661900s841910s901920s1021930s421940s731950s751960s10

Pinkey by state

Where Pinkey concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pinkey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 0.9%
Louisiana share of Pinkey's total US births 0.9%

5 of 579 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pinkey?
579 babies have been named Pinkey since 1880. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1910 with 17 births.
When was Pinkey most popular?
Pinkey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1910.
Where is Pinkey most popular?
The top states for the name Pinkey are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Pinkey been used?
Pinkey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 85 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Pinkey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pinkie, Pinky, Pina, Pink, 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, 1880–1964 (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.