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 #2951

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Name B

Penny

Girl name · Rank #746

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Metric Penn Penny
Current Rank #2951 #746
Total Births (all years) 1,160 100,247
Peak Year 2014 1963
Peak Year Births 79 5,127
Peak Decade 2010ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Penn Penny
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 29
1900ss — 50
1910ss 13 146
1920ss 21 467
1930ss 11 1,128
1940ss 25 13,113
1950ss 38 25,124
1960ss 19 38,219
1970ss 16 12,578
1980ss 33 2,952
1990ss 24 782
2000ss 119 623
2010ss 539 3,023
2020ss 302 2,002

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Penn Penny
2014 79 345
2015 56 372
2016 64 419
2017 61 360
2018 49 363
2019 67 362
2020 73 383
2021 64 408
2022 54 402
2023 69 433
2024 42 376

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, 1915–2024.

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