Pinkie
- Last seen for girls in 1992 at #10,479
- Last seen for boys in 1928 at #3,697
- Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 21 births
- Debut · girls
- 21 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,881since 1880
Pinkie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Pinkie has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | — | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | — | |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | — | |
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | — | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | — | |
| 1975 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | — | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | — | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | — | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,938 | 18 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,108 | 17 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,458 | 14 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,463 | 24 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,608 | 22 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,432 | 24 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 17 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,875 | 31 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,586 | 38 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,820 | 30 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,555 | 37 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,376 | 45 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,633 | 34 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,394 | 39 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,293 | 38 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,442 | 33 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,229 | 42 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,184 | 40 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,046 | 47 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,102 | 42 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,018 | 48 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | — | |
| 1935 | #960 | 52 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | — | |
| 1933 | #957 | 51 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,004 | 49 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,074 | 43 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,031 | 51 | — | |
| 1929 | #941 | 58 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,015 | 54 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #883 | 71 | — | |
| 1926 | #942 | 63 | — | |
| 1925 | #895 | 68 | — | |
| 1924 | #839 | 80 | — | |
| 1923 | #828 | 78 | — | |
| 1922 | #879 | 69 | — | |
| 1921 | #868 | 72 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #746 | 94 | — | |
| 1919 | #828 | 72 | — | |
| 1918 | #802 | 79 | — | |
| 1917 | #750 | 87 | — | |
| 1916 | #744 | 83 | — | |
| 1915 | #774 | 73 | — | |
| 1914 | #788 | 54 | — | |
| 1913 | #712 | 53 | — | |
| 1912 | #615 | 64 | — | |
| 1911 | #558 | 58 | — | |
| 1910 | #514 | 64 | — | |
| 1909 | #614 | 40 | — | |
| 1908 | #520 | 49 | — | |
| 1907 | #564 | 42 | — | |
| 1906 | #515 | 44 | — | |
| 1905 | #442 | 58 | — | |
| 1904 | #456 | 51 | — | |
| 1903 | #470 | 46 | — | |
| 1902 | #401 | 59 | — | |
| 1901 | #459 | 42 | — | |
| 1900 | #440 | 57 | — | |
| 1899 | #498 | 35 | — | |
| 1898 | #465 | 44 | — | |
| 1897 | #453 | 42 | — | |
| 1896 | #457 | 40 | — | |
| 1895 | #455 | 40 | — | |
| 1894 | #457 | 37 | — | |
| 1893 | #364 | 55 | — | |
| 1892 | #391 | 46 | — | |
| 1891 | #447 | 32 | — | |
| 1890 | #412 | 37 | — | |
| 1889 | #475 | 27 | — | |
| 1888 | #387 | 39 | — | |
| 1887 | #398 | 30 | — | |
| 1886 | #432 | 25 | — | |
| 1885 | #484 | 19 | — | |
| 1884 | #398 | 25 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | #372 | 23 | — | |
| 1881 | #405 | 17 | — | |
| 1880 | #352 | 21 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pinkie was already there! It came in at #352, and was given to 21 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1969–1975, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Pinkie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Pinkie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Pinkie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1992
- Biggest jump: 100 spots in 1910
- Biggest drop: 226 spots in 1936
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #352 (21 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 87 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 51 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1880–1927
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,871
- Highest: 1 in 3,871 girls born in 1893 were named Pinkie (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 263,419 girls born in 1992 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #352 in 1880, was only 1 in 4,333 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 18.2% of all girls named Pinkie (707) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 243 | #352 (1880) | #417 |
| 1890s | 408 | #364 (1893) | #440 |
| 1900s | 488 | #401 (1902) | #488 |
| 1910s | 687 | #514 (1910) | #709 |
| 1920s | 707 | #746 (1920) | #884 |
| 1930s | 447 | #957 (1933) | #1,073 |
| 1940s | 393 | #1,046 (1940) | #1,345 |
| 1950s | 296 | #1,524 (1950) | #2,002 |
| 1960s | 146 | #2,432 (1960) | #3,618 |
| 1970s | 28 | #6,611 (1976) | #8,383 |
| 1980s | 31 | #6,804 (1981) | #9,654 |
| 1990s | 7 | #10,479 (1992) | #10,479 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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