Girls' name · since 1880
Pinkie
Pinkie has 3,881 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,881
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,881 girls have been named Pinkie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pinkie has been recorded 3,881 times among girls since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1992.
- #3,048 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,881 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pinkie ranks #3,048 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,881 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,048 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,881
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pinkie's 3,881 recorded births place it above 95.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Pinkie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pinkie's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 94, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pinkie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1992
- Peak year (1920)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Pinkie popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1921 (Pinkie as boys' name)
Pinkie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (707 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Pinkie's strongest decade.
707 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Pinkie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 243
1880s
243 births
- 1890s
1890s
408 births
- 1900s
1900s
488 births
- 1910s
1910s
687 births
- 1920s
1920s
707 births
- 1930s
1930s
447 births
- 1940s
1940s
393 births
- 1950s
1950s
296 births
- 1960s 146
1960s
146 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 707 births (18% of all-time use).
How Pinkie 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 Pinkie's total volume
Pinkie by state
Where Pinkie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 496 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 382 | 9.8% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 356 | 9.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 223 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 135 | 3.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 50 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 33 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 28 | 0.7% |
496 of 3,881 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Pinkie appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pinkie's data
- Pinkie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (707 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Pinkies (496 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pinkie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1880–1992 (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 Pinkie 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.