Penny
4 countries#740 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Penny was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
101,003 births recorded 1882–2025 · currently #740 · peaked in 1963 with 5,143 births
Most common in: California, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New York
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
705 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #164 · peaked in 2018 with 43 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
331 births recorded 2009–2025 · currently #111 · peaked in 2022 with 32 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
52 births recorded 1956–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 2013 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Penny’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2887 | — |
| 2007 | #2368 | ↑519 |
| 2008 | #2206 | ↑162 |
| 2009 | #1979 | ↑227 |
| 2010 | #1474 | ↑505 |
| 2011 | #1382 | ↑92 |
| 2012 | #1071 | ↑311 |
| 2013 | #996 | ↑75 |
| 2014 | #808 | ↑188 |
| 2015 | #757 | ↑51 |
| 2016 | #692 | ↑65 |
| 2017 | #768 | ↓76 |
| 2018 | #751 | ↑17 |
| 2019 | #768 | ↓17 |
| 2020 | #725 | ↑43 |
| 2021 | #704 | ↑21 |
| 2022 | #726 | ↓22 |
| 2023 | #676 | ↑50 |
| 2024 | #747 | ↓71 |
| 2025 | #740 | ↑7 |
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