Pinky

PIHNG-kee /ˈpɪŋki/
girl 2 syllables fading

Pinky is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Pinky is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1992. Pinky was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1951 (14 births).

About the name Pinky

PronunciationPIHNG-kee /ˈpɪŋki/
14peak births 1951
1883first in SSA data

Names similar to Pinky

How popular is Pinky?

Girls named Pinky
1883190019201940196019801992
Girls named Pinky per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1883–1992 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1992) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Pinky total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19929—#9,294
19918—#9,990
19855—#11,954
19846—#10,006
19807—#8,797
19795—#11,414
19787—#8,292
19776—#9,301
19765—#10,428
19755—#10,159
19666—#6,371
196310—#4,465
19627—#5,709
196013—#3,643
19589—#4,424
19566—#5,794
19558—#4,646
195411—#3,657
195312—#3,426
19528—#4,387
195114—#2,898
19508—#4,229
19495—#5,854
19467—#4,316
19455—#5,088
19445—#5,090
19417—#3,876
19407—#3,775
19396—#4,148
19379—#3,101
19365—#4,728
19346—#4,192
19336—#4,126
19325—#4,948
19287—#4,103
19275—#5,446
19257—#4,348
19216—#4,974
19205—#5,606
19187—#4,193
19176—#4,482
19166—#4,297
19155—#4,820
19147—#3,113
19085—#2,362
19035—#2,018
19017—#1,441
19005—#2,169
18985—#1,912
18966—#1,550
18958—#1,280
18935—#1,612
18925—#1,624
18905—#1,492
18835—#1,025