Is Pinkney a boy or girl name?

Pinkney is a boy’s name. Of the 531 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Pinkney

Recorded 1880–1958 · United States

Pinkney was most popular in 1916, when 17 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,535 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 531 people named Pinkney.

Pinkney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Pinkney’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Pinkney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Pinkney is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 531 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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