Penny

Girl name

Penny has been given to 101,003 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1963 and currently ranks #740 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈpɛni/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

101,003

Peak year

1963 (5,143 babies)

Rank in 2025

#740 for girls

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▼ -1%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Penny

Penny Hardaway

American basketball player and coach

Penny Johnson Jerald

American actress

Penny Oleksiak

Canadian swimmer (2000-)

Penny Pritzker

American billionaire businesswoman (born 1959)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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