Total births
370
Girls' name · since 1883
Pinky
Pinky has 370 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 370
- total births
- 1883–1992
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
Pinky is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 370 have been recorded since 1883.
Pinky has 370 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1992.
- 370 total births
- 1883–1992 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 21% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
370 girls have been named Pinky since 1883, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1992.
- 370
- total births
- 1883–1992
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 21%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Pinky was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
14 babies were named Pinky in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Pinky's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pinky splits its recorded history at 1940: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pinky at a glance
Last recorded 1992Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1883
Pinky popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1992
- Peak year (1951)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Pinky by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Pinky's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Pinky births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 76 births (21% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pinky? ▼
370 babies have been named Pinky since 1883. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1951 with 14 births.
When was Pinky most popular? ▼
Pinky was most popular in the 1950s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Pinky been used? ▼
Pinky has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 110 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Pinky? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pinkie, Pinkey, Pina, Pink, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Pinky's data
- Pinky's decade-level peak was the 1950s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pinky
Nearby Names Like Pinky
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Pinky
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3,881 births
Pinkey Girl
574 births
Pina Girl
354 births
Pink Girl
38 births
Piney Girl
36 births
Compare Pinky side by side: Pinky vs Pinkie Pinky vs Pinkey Pinky vs Pina
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1883–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pinky: Baby Name Since 1883 - 370 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pinky. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pinky 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 June 2026.