Girls' name · since 1880
Pinkey
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 574 babies named Pinkey, peaking in 1910. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pinkey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 574 recorded since 1880.
Pinkey has 574 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1962.
- #10,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 574 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pinkey ranks #10,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 574 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,842 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pinkey's 574 recorded births place it above 85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Pinkey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pinkey splits its recorded history at 1921: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1910 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pinkey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1962
- Peak year (1910)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Pinkey popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1923 (Pinkey as boys' name)
Pinkey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (102 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Pinkey's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Pinkey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 37
1880s
37 births
- 1890s
1890s
66 births
- 1900s
1900s
84 births
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
102 births
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
75 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 102 births (18% of all-time use).
How Pinkey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pinkey's total volume
Pinkey by state
Where Pinkey concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 574 births nationwide.
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- Pinkey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Pinkeys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pinkey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1910)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
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, 1880–1962 (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 Pinkey 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.