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The baby name Pinky is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PINK-ee (IPA: /ˈpɪŋki/).

Pinky is English in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: PINK-ee (IPA: /ˈpɪŋki/)

What is the meaning of the name Pinky ?

The baby name Pinky is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PINK-ee (IPA: /ˈpɪŋki/).

Pinky is English in Origin.

A cheerful color-born diminutive, Pinky comes from English pink, the pale rose hue named after the Dianthus ‘pinks’, whose frilled edges inspired the term. With the -y ending typical of affectionate pet names, it conveys a rosy, playful charm; it also echoes pinkie, the little finger, reinforcing a sense of smallness and endearment.

As a given name, Pinky surfaced in English-speaking records in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, used mostly for girls and sometimes as a stage moniker. In South Asia it became a popular household nickname that frequently formalized on birth certificates from the mid-20th century onward, especially in India, where the spelling Pinki is common. Less often, Pinky serves as an Anglicized nickname for the Yiddish/Hebrew Pincus/Pinchas. Variants and related forms include Pinkie, Pinkey, Pinki, and Pink; usage today is rare in the West but remains familiar across the Indian diaspora.

Pinky has the following similar or variant Names

Pinky – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #33 3 2,021
ID 0 #38 2 2,238
MO 0 #42 11 2,706
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
IN Girls 0 #49 2,263 13,121
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
ZA Girls 0 #58 6,723 25,928
IN 0 #64 8 2,963
PH 0 #77 20 5,607
BN Girls 0 #78 29 5,459
JM 0 #78 10 3,714
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
AF Girls 0 #94 1 2,402
ID Girls 0 #96 7 3,319
QA 0 #99 8 7,011
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
CY Girls 0 #119 7 3,755
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
BD Girls 0 #120 414 8,413
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
MO Girls 0 #129 132 7,056
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
BW Girls 0 #136 13 4,216
HK Girls 0 #136 1,162 16,104
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
AE 0 #168 10 10,220
BD 0 #172 56 5,992
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
JM Girls 0 #192 68 7,507
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
QA Girls 0 #195 123 15,378
NA Girls 0 #198 27 7,146
PH Girls 0 #204 201 13,098
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
GH 0 #234 10 5,396
JP Girls 0 #234 12 6,592
HK 0 #237 117 8,483
OM Girls 0 #240 158 15,987
TW Girls 0 #241 36 8,139
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GR Girls 0 #247 3 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
SG 0 #252 18 11,010
TW Boys 0 #254 3 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
NG 0 #268 5 5,926
AE Girls 0 #272 300 20,968
MU Girls 0 #276 76 8,539
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
MY 0 #281 50 12,352
KW Girls 0 #283 242 19,177
SA 0 #283 13 10,560
JM Boys 0 #287 7 6,876
CN Girls 0 #288 62 8,829
GH Girls 0 #293 32 6,973
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
JO Girls 0 #305 21 7,570
ZA 0 #309 139 14,421
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
SD Girls 0 #335 11 7,678
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
SG Girls 0 #353 241 18,916
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
Finland Girls 0 #380 12 1,368
EG 0 #387 14 6,387
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
PH Boys 0 #401 8 11,440
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
Austria Girls 0 #411 10 1,885
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
MY Girls 0 #444 694 24,821
SA Girls 0 #451 541 25,931
AR Boys 0 #458 10 7,628
BH 0 #462 92 17,937
GT Boys 0 #463 12 7,625
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
PT Girls 0 #466 6 7,952
IQ Girls 0 #482 23 11,303
RU Girls 0 #488 11 11,913
PA Boys 0 #497 9 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
PS Girls 0 #507 17 10,981
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
PA Girls 0 #512 7 9,861
HK Boys 0 #517 11 12,905
CM Girls 0 #521 20 11,671
LY 0 #523 13 12,703
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
UY Girls 0 #531 6 6,731
GT Girls 0 #537 5 7,500
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
BD Boys 0 #557 20 10,045
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
AR Girls 0 #563 37 8,289
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CR Girls 0 #566 8 11,342
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
BO Boys 0 #583 10 9,244
NG Girls 0 #595 197 15,093
BO Girls 0 #602 10 9,488
IL Girls 0 #606 12 11,648
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
EG Girls 0 #633 352 14,742
LB 0 #635 24 13,263
CL Boys 0 #651 15 13,390
SG Boys 0 #681 17 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #690 8 13,071
QA Boys 0 #698 10 18,093
KW Boys 0 #757 13 18,755
SY 0 #762 6 11,684
Germany Girls 0 #799 40 4,949
CL Girls 0 #823 29 14,098
TN 0 #861 5 13,765
OM Boys 0 #864 18 17,948
EG Boys 0 #867 20 15,035
PE Boys 0 #868 11 14,506
CO Boys 0 #869 52 15,656
IN Boys 0 #876 126 16,750
MX Boys 0 #881 102 16,355
PE Girls 0 #907 37 14,861
Spain Boys 0 #915 16 5,610
NG Boys 0 #941 11 16,906
NL Girls 0 #941 15 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #942 42 5,561
ZA Boys 0 #942 239 25,619
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
BR Girls 0 #988 5 12,708
AE Boys 0 #1,055 38 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,056 23 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,074 38 25,439
MX Girls 0 #1,108 76 17,781
MA 0 #1,198 2 20,986
TR 0 #1,201 11 19,440
DZ 0 #1,227 8 20,130
IT Girls 0 #1,261 186 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,451 21 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,554 61 28,008

Pinky is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Pinky

Pinky is predominantly a girl's name.
Pinky is a 2 syllable name, pronounced PINK-ee (IPA: /ˈpɪŋki/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pinkie, Pinki, Pinkee and Pinkey.
Across languages, Pinky has these equivalents: Róisín (Irish, 'little rose'), Gulabi (Hindi/Urdu, 'pink/rosy').