Penda vs Penny

Side-by-side comparison of Penda and Penny — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Penda

Girl name

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Name B

Penny

Girl name · Rank #746

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Metric Penda Penny
Current Rank Unranked #746
Total Births (all years) 96 100,247
Peak Year 2008 1963
Peak Year Births 9 5,127
Peak Decade 2000ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1975 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Penda Penny
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 29
1900ss — 50
1910ss — 146
1920ss — 467
1930ss — 1,128
1940ss — 13,113
1950ss — 25,124
1960ss — 38,219
1970ss 8 12,578
1980ss — 2,952
1990ss 11 782
2000ss 42 623
2010ss 21 3,023
2020ss 14 2,002

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Penda Penny
2014 — 345
2015 — 372
2016 9 419
2017 7 360
2018 5 363
2019 — 362
2020 — 383
2021 8 408
2022 6 402
2023 — 433
2024 — 376

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2022.

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