Is Pinkey a boy or girl name?

Pinkey is a girl’s name. Of the 580 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.0% were girls and 1.0% were boys.

Pinkey

Recorded 1880–1962 · United States

Pinkey was most popular in 1910, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,733 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 580 people named Pinkey.

Pinkey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pinkey’s peak in 1910. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pinkey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pinkey is a girl’s name — 99.0% of the 580 Americans given it were girls and 1.0% 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