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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ping

Used in both girl and boy records

Ping appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ping by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDPing as a girl’s nameUS records 1976–1994
#46959girl rank1994peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDPing as a boy’s nameUS records 1991–1991
#33190boy rank1991peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ping in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19765 uses#928019761976–19942 listed years
Boy19916 uses#727119911991–19911 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.