Recorded 1946–1972 Girls' name Peak 1958 144 births

Peni — girls' name

144 babies named Peni in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s181950s461960s661970s14
1960s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Peni was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

13 babies were named Peni in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Peni

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Peni between 1946 and 1972, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Peni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Peni performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Peni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Peni in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Peni 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 144 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.

Peni at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

144

Since 1946

27 years of records

Peak year

1958

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1946

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1972

Peni popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1946

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1958)
13
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
468101214 1972196719631960195619511946 5

Peni popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1995 (Peni as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1995 5

Peni by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
66 births that decade — 46% of Peni's all-time total
1940s181950s461960s661970s14

Peni by state

Where Peni concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Peni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 3.5%
Michigan share of Peni's total US births 3.5%

5 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Peni?
144 babies have been named Peni since 1946. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1958 with 13 births.
When was Peni most popular?
Peni was most popular in the 1960s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Peni most popular?
The top states for the name Peni are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Peni been used?
Peni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 27 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Peni?
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, 1946–1972 (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.