How Many People Are Named Pinkie?
An estimated 660 people in the United States have the first name Pinkie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Pinkie peaked in popularity in 1920 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pinkie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pinkie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Pinkie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
660
About 1 in 519,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1920
94 births
Total Registered
3,892
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pinkie
Pinkie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,892 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Pinkie as a male name
Ranked #4,042 in 1928
6 male births in 1928
Peak: 1928 (6 births)
Pinkie as a female name
Ranked #11,369 in 1992
7 female births in 1992
Peak: 1920 (94 births)
Pinkie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pinkie span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 718 babies were registered. Pinkie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pinkie by Decade
How has Pinkie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pinkie by State
Birth registrations for Pinkie span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Florida, Virginia, Arkansas. On average, about 192 Pinkies were registered per state.
Pinkie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pinkie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pinkie
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pinkie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pinkie?
We estimate approximately 660 people named Pinkie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 519,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Pinkie a common name?
Pinkie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,892 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pinkie most popular?
Pinkie reached peak popularity in 1920, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pinkie is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pinkie a female name?
Pinkie is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pinkie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pinkie Smith, Pinkie Johnson, Pinkie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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