Recorded 1905–1923 Girls' name Peak 1914 21 births

Pencie — girls' name

21 babies named Pencie in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s61920s10
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Pencie was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pencie in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pencie

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Pencie between 1905 and 1923, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pencie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pencie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pencie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pencie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pencie at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

21

Since 1905

19 years of records

Peak year

1914

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1905

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1923

Pencie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1905

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1914)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Pencie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 48% of Pencie's all-time total
1900s51910s61920s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pencie?
21 babies have been named Pencie since 1905. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1914 with 6 births.
When was Pencie most popular?
Pencie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Pencie been used?
Pencie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 19 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Pencie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Penelope, Penny, Pennie, Penni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1905–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.