Penn vs Penny

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

Name A

Penn

Boy name · Rank #2966

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Name B

Penny

Girl name · Rank #748

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Metric Penn Penny
Current Rank #2966 #748
Total Births (all years) 1,208 100,619
Peak Year 2014 1963
Peak Year Births 79 5,129
Peak Decade 2010s 1960s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Penn Penny
1880s - 11
1890s - 29
1900s - 50
1910s 13 146
1920s 21 467
1930s 11 1,128
1940s 25 13,113
1950s 38 25,123
1960s 19 38,220
1970s 16 12,578
1980s 33 2,951
1990s 24 783
2000s 119 623
2010s 539 3,024
2020s 350 2,373

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Penn Penny
2014 79 345
2015 56 372
2016 64 419
2017 61 361
2018 49 363
2019 67 362
2020 73 383
2021 64 409
2022 54 402
2023 69 434
2024 42 377
2025 48 368

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, 1915–2025.

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