Pinkney
Pinkney is a surname and masculine given name borne by the following people:
Meaning & Origin of Pinkney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pinkney is a surname and masculine given name borne by the following people:
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The Story of Pinkney
Pinkney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 17 Pinkneys were born — ranking #1,771 that year. As of 2026, Pinkney ranks #3,558 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 531 Pinkneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Pinkney
Pinkney is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 531 births in the dataset. Pinkney's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,771. Use the chart and map above to compare Pinkney'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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