Baby name

Penny

Girl

Origin of the name

Penny is a pet form of Penelope.

Short-lived name

Penny peaked in 1963, when 1 baby in 772 was given the name. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 92% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 740. 38% of all babies named Penny since 1880 were born in the 1960s.

100,619births since 1880

1960sgeneration

No. 86rank at its peak, in 1963

Where babies named Penny are born

1963

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The darker the blue, the more common Penny is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Penny is most common in Vermont (2.7 times), Montana (2.1) and Indiana (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jenny 92,101
Penni 2,606
Penney 1,951
Genny 1,299
Henny 1,056

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