Penny

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Penny is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 100,631 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 100,247 as girls and 384 as boys. Penny gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1963 and has since declined significantly. It is the #692 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 376
2023 433
2022 402
2021 408
2020 383
2019 362
2018 363
2017 360
2016 419
2015 372
2014 345
2013 251
2012 233
2011 165
2010 153
2009 105
2008 90
2007 80
2006 60
2005 51
2004 53
2003 44
2002 49
2001 38
2000 53
1999 54
1998 58
1997 62
1996 62
1995 64
1994 80
1993 88
1992 91
1991 102
1990 121
1989 158
1988 151
1987 171
1986 210
1985 270
1984 280
1983 295
1982 379
1981 482
1980 556
1979 697
1978 750
1977 856
1976 870
1975 1,027
1974 1,181
1973 1,482
1972 1,595
1971 2,014
1970 2,158
1969 2,370
1968 2,586
1967 2,825
1966 3,117
1965 3,910
1964 4,412
1963 5,141
1962 5,029
1961 4,646
1960 4,315
1959 3,765
1958 3,569
1957 3,053
1956 2,356
1955 2,219
1954 2,142
1953 2,166
1952 2,101
1951 2,089
1950 1,751
1949 1,853
1948 1,861
1947 2,111
1946 1,657
1945 1,131
1944 1,209
1943 1,210
1942 1,001
1941 642
1940 502
1939 387
1938 239
1937 170
1936 106
1935 74
1934 51
1933 40
1932 24
1931 30
1930 30
1929 38
1928 51
1927 52
1926 52
1925 69
1924 52
1923 68
1922 30
1921 34
1920 31
1919 32
1918 27
1917 15
1916 25
1915 18
1914 13
1913 11
1912 9
1911 5
1910 7
1909 5
1908 7
1907 6
1906 5
1905 8
1904 7
1901 7
1900 5
1899 5
1898 7
1897 5
1892 6
1890 6
1888 6
1882 5