Recorded 2006–2021 Girls' name Peak 2015 60 births

Penley — girls' name

60 babies named Penley in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s462020s9
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Penley was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

9 babies were named Penley in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Penley

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Penley between 2006 and 2021, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Penley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Penley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Penley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Penley 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 60 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.

Penley at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

60

Since 2006

16 years of records

Peak year

2015

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2006

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2021

Penley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2006

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2015)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
45678910 20212019201820172016201520142006 5

Penley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 77% of Penley's all-time total
2000s52010s462020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Penley?
60 babies have been named Penley since 2006. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2015 with 9 births.
When was Penley most popular?
Penley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Penley been used?
Penley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 16 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Penley?
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, 2006–2021 (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.