Unisex name · since 1954

Tinker

10 babies named Tinker in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#35,725 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1954
1950s
peak decade

Tinker sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1954.

Tinker has 10 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1954 to 1961.

  • #35,725 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 10 born since 1954
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinker ranks #35,725 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1954, peaking in the 1950s.

#35,725 of 45,481
all-time among boys
10
born since 1954
1950s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Tinker's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tinker's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tinker's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded.

Tinker popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1961

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1954)
5
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5 19541961 5

Tinker popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1955 (Tinker as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19551959 5

Tinker by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1950s was Tinker's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Tinker births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tinker? ▼
Tinker has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #35,725 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1961. 5 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
Where does Tinker sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tinker ranks #35,725 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tinker most popular? ▼
Tinker was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Is Tinker a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Tinker is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 10 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Tinker been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tinker since 1954 -- 8 years through the most recent 1961 data.
What names are similar to Tinker? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tino, Tina, Tin, Tiny, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tinker's data

  • Tinker's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tinker

Nearby Names Like Tinker

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tinker

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tinker: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1954–1961 (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 Tinker 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.