Hinckley
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry, close to Nuneaton and Watling Street, on the border with Warwickshire.
Meaning & Origin of Hinckley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between Leicester and Coventry, close to Nuneaton and Watling Street, on the border with Warwickshire.
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Origin & history
The Story of Hinckley
As a girl name
American parents first put Hinckley on the record books as a girl name in 2007, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 5 Hinckleys were born — ranking #17,634 that year. About 67% of every Hinckley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Hinckley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Hinckley as a boy name dates back to 2001, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Hinckley — #7,087 in the national rankings. About 81% of every Hinckley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Hinckley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 58 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Hinckley
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- John Cleveland (1613–1658), English royalist poet and political satirist , attended Hinckley Grammar School
- Joseph Nutt (1700–1775), surveyor of highways
- William Bass (1717–1787), founder of Bass Brewery
- Richard Amner (1736–1803), Presbyterian divine
- John Nichols (1745–1826), author , printer and antiquary
- Robert Chessher (1750–1831), first British orthopedist
- George Canning (1770–1827), second shortest-serving former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Joseph Hansom (1803–1882), lived in Hinckley, where he invented the hansom cab
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Names that sound like Hinckley
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hinckley is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hinkley
- Hinky
- Tinkly
- Wrinkly
- Binkley
- Pinkley
- Pinkly
- Hunky
- Hanky
- Honky
- Honkey
- Hankie
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About the name Hinckley
Hinckley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Hinckley's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #7,087. Use the chart and map above to compare Hinckley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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