Recorded 1952–2010 Girls' name Peak 1997 84 births

Twinkle — girls' name

84 babies named Twinkle in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s221960s171980s81990s262000s52010s6
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Twinkle was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Twinkle in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Twinkle

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Twinkle between 1952 and 2010, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Twinkle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Twinkle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Twinkle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Twinkle 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 84 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.

Twinkle at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

84

Since 1952

59 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1952

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2010

Twinkle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1952

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 201020011997199619921984196419611960195719531952 9

Twinkle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
26 births that decade — 31% of Twinkle's all-time total
1950s221960s171980s81990s262000s52010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Twinkle?
84 babies have been named Twinkle since 1952. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Twinkle most popular?
Twinkle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Twinkle been used?
Twinkle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 59 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Twinkle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Twila, Twilla, Twisha, Twilia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1952–2010 (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.