Recorded 1946–1971 Girls' name Peak 1962 223 births

Pennye — girls' name

223 babies named Pennye in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s381950s751960s1021970s8
1960s
Peak decade

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

1962
Single peak year

23 babies were named Pennye in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pennye

The Social Security Administration has registered 223 babies named Pennye between 1946 and 1971, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pennye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pennye performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pennye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pennye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pennye 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 223 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.

Pennye at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

223

Since 1946

26 years of records

Peak year

1962

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1946

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1971

Pennye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1946

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1962)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
510152025 19711965196219591955195119481946 9

Pennye by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
102 births that decade — 46% of Pennye's all-time total
1940s381950s751960s1021970s8

Pennye by state

Where Pennye concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pennye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 5.4%
Texas share of Pennye's total US births 5.4%

12 of 223 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pennye?
223 babies have been named Pennye since 1946. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1962 with 23 births.
When was Pennye most popular?
Pennye was most popular in the 1960s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Pennye most popular?
The top states for the name Pennye are Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Pennye been used?
Pennye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 26 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Pennye?
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, 1946–1971 (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.