How Many People Are Named Pinkney?
An estimated 75 people in the United States have the first name Pinkney. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Pinkney peaked in popularity in 1916 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pinkney 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 Pinkney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Pinkney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
- Pinkney is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
75
About 1 in 4,570,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1916
17 births
Total Registered
531
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pinkney
Pinkney is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 531 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pinkney as a male name
Ranked #3,834 in 1958
6 male births in 1958
Peak: 1916 (17 births)
Pinkney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pinkney span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 117 babies were registered. Pinkney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pinkney by Decade
How has Pinkney 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.
Pinkney by State
Pinkney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pinkney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pinkney
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pinkney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pinkney?
We estimate approximately 75 people named Pinkney 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 4,570,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Pinkney a common name?
Pinkney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 531 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pinkney most popular?
Pinkney reached peak popularity in 1916, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pinkney is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pinkney a male name?
Pinkney is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pinkney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pinkney Smith, Pinkney Johnson, Pinkney 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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