US rank #7171 Boys' name Peak 2024 44 births

Pinny — #7171 US boys' name

44 babies named Pinny in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s162020s28
#7171
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Pinny was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

12 babies were named Pinny in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pinny

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Pinny between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pinny currently holds the #7171 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pinny performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pinny shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Pinny in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pinny 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 44 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.

Pinny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

44

Since 2016

9 years of records

Peak year

2024

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,171

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2016

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pinny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
12
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 202420232021201820172016 6

Pinny by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
28 births that decade — 64% of Pinny's all-time total
2010s162020s28

Pinny by state

Where Pinny concentrates geographically — total births since 2016

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pinny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13 29.5%
#2 New Jersey
10 22.7%
New York share of Pinny's total US births 29.5%
Even split

13 of 44 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pinny?
44 babies have been named Pinny since 2016. It currently ranks #7171 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 12 births.
When was Pinny most popular?
Pinny was most popular in the 2020s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Pinny most popular?
The top states for the name Pinny are New York (13 births), New Jersey (10 births).
How long has the name Pinny been used?
Pinny has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pinny?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pinchas, Pink, Pinchus, Pinkney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2016–2024 (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.