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Penny

Girl

Meaning of Penny: Greek: 'weaver'

Penny is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 727th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 193rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#727

368 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#193

251 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

101,003

First recorded 1882 · peak 1963

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 482 babies1982: 379 babies1983: 295 babies1984: 280 babies1985: 270 babies1986: 210 babies1987: 171 babies1988: 151 babies1989: 158 babies1990: 121 babies19901991: 102 babies1992: 91 babies1993: 88 babies1994: 80 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 62 babies1997: 63 babies1998: 58 babies1999: 54 babies2000: 53 babies20002001: 38 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 44 babies2004: 53 babies2005: 51 babies2006: 60 babies2007: 80 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 105 babies2010: 153 babies20102011: 165 babies2012: 233 babies2013: 251 babies2014: 345 babies2015: 372 babies2016: 419 babies2017: 361 babies2018: 363 babies2019: 362 babies2020: 383 babies20202021: 409 babies2022: 402 babies2023: 434 babies2024: 377 babies2025: 368 babies
US babies named Penny per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 482.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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