Girls' name · since 1939
Penne
485 babies named Penne in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Penne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 485 have been recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Penne recorded 485 times among girls since 1939, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1971.
- #12,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 485 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Penne ranks #12,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 485 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Penne's 485 recorded births place it above 83.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Penne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Penne's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Penne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1971
- Peak year (1962)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Penne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (226 births, 47% of the file).
1960s was Penne's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Penne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
134 births
- 1950s
1950s
107 births
- 1960s
1960s
226 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 226 births (47% of all-time use).
Penne by state
Where Penne concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 21 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
24 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Penne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Pennes (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Penne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1939–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Penne 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 August 2026.