Penni vs Penny

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

Name A

Penni

Girl name

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Name B

Penny

Girl name · Rank #746

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Metric Penni Penny
Current Rank Unranked #746
Total Births (all years) 2,605 100,247
Peak Year 1962 1963
Peak Year Births 148 5,127
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1938 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Penni Penny
1880ss — 11
1890ss — 29
1900ss — 50
1910ss — 146
1920ss — 467
1930ss 7 1,128
1940ss 211 13,113
1950ss 614 25,124
1960ss 1,181 38,219
1970ss 419 12,578
1980ss 105 2,952
1990ss 5 782
2000ss — 623
2010ss 44 3,023
2020ss 19 2,002

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Penni Penny
2014 5 345
2015 5 372
2016 8 419
2017 6 360
2018 — 363
2019 — 362
2020 7 383
2021 5 408
2022 — 402
2023 7 433
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, 1938–2023.

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