Binky
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Binky by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Binky.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 1957, making it a 1950s name.
What we can tell you about Binky
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Binky. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Banksdweller by the banks or riverbanks19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Biankawhite; a form of bianca18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Beckyto bind; a form of Rebecca42 in the US (2017)
- Bintadaughter14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bindidrop or dot; forehead mark3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bonnybeautiful, attractive, or fair9 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Binky
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