Total births
101
Girls' name · since 1975
Penda
Penda has 101 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 101
- total births
- 1975–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
101 girls have been named Penda since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Penda has 101 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- 101 total births
- 1975–2025 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
101 girls have been named Penda since 1975, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.
- 101
- total births
- 1975–2025
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Penda was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
9 babies were named Penda in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Penda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Penda's full recorded timeline at 2008, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Penda at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Penda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Penda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Penda's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Penda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Penda? ▼
101 babies have been named Penda since 1975. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2008 with 9 births.
When was Penda most popular? ▼
Penda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Penda been used? ▼
Penda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 51 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Penda? ▼
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.
What to do with Penda's data
- Penda's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Penda
Nearby Names Like Penda
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Penda
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Pennie Girl
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Penni Girl
2,606 births
Penney Girl
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Compare Penda side by side: Penda vs Penelope Penda vs Penny Penda vs Pennie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Penda: Baby Name Since 1975 - 101 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/penda. 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 Penda 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 July 2026.