girl's name

Pinkie

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 3,892

Pinkie is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1992 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1920, when 94 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pinkie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Pinkie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 243
1890s 408
1900s 488
1910s 687
1920s 718
1930s 447
1940s 393
1950s 296
1960s 146
1970s 28
1980s 31
1990s (to 1992) 7

How popular is Pinkie?

In 1992, Pinkie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pinkie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pinkie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pinkie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pinkie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pinkie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pinkie

How popular is the name Pinkie?

In 1992, Pinkie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Pinkie a girl's or a boy's name?

Pinkie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pinkie?

Pinkie has 2 syllables.

When was Pinkie most popular?

Pinkie peaked in 1920, when 94 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.