1876 C. E. Hobbs 84 Old maids' pink, Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis.
1901 A. Lounsberry 158 The homely bouncing bet, or old maid's pink,..was once exclusively a garden plant.
1982 11 Sept. 4/1 ‘Old maid pinks’, which you may know as ‘Bouncing Bet’,..still persists even in poor, dry soil.