Is Pink a boy or girl name?

Pink is a boy’s name. Of the 1,127 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.4% were girls and 96.6% were boys.

Pink

Recorded 1880–2015 · United States

Pink was most popular in 1881, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #538 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,127 people named Pink.

Pink over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pink’s peak in 1881. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pink a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pink is a boy’s name — 3.4% of the 1,127 Americans given it were girls and 96.6% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org