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Penn

Boy

Meaning of Penn: English: 'enclosure'

Penn is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2641st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#2641

48 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,230

First recorded 1915 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 5 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 14 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 32 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 53 babies2014: 79 babies2015: 66 babies2016: 64 babies2017: 61 babies2018: 49 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 80 babies20202021: 64 babies2022: 54 babies2023: 69 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 48 babies
US babies named Penn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 80.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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