Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1905
Pencie
Pencie has 21 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 1905–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
21 girls have been named Pencie since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Pencie has 21 recorded births among girls since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 1923.
- 21 total births
- 1905–1923 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Pencie since 1905, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1923.
- 21
- total births
- 1905–1923
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
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.
Pencie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pencie's full recorded timeline at 1920, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pencie at a glance
Last recorded 1923Peak year
1914
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1905
Pencie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–1923
- Peak year (1914)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Pencie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Pencie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Pencie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (48% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Pencie go back to 1905, giving 19 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Pencie
Nearby Names Like Pencie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Pencie
Penelope Girl
#28 109,480 births
Penny Girl
#748 100,619 births
Pennie Girl
#9564 5,814 births
Penni Girl
2,606 births
Penney Girl
1,951 births
Compare Pencie side by side: Pencie vs Penelope Pencie vs Penny Pencie vs Pennie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pencie: Baby Name Since 1905 - 21 Births, Peak 1914." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pencie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pencie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.