girl's name

Twinkle

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 92

Twinkle is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2010 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1952.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Twinkle over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2010, not a full ten years.

26
'50 '60 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Twinkle by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 22
1960s 17
1980s 8
1990s 26
2000s 5
2010s (to 2010) 6

How popular is Twinkle?

In 2010, Twinkle was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Twinkle is used

England & Wales #7,384 3 in 2016
United States #16,739 6 in 2010

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Twinkle

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

Parents who like Twinkle also like

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

Sibling names for Twinkle

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

Common questions about Twinkle

How popular is the name Twinkle?

In 2010, Twinkle was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Twinkle is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Twinkle?

Twinkle has 2 syllables.

When was Twinkle most popular?

Twinkle peaked in 1997, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.