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Penny

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
silent worker (from penelope)

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Penny

Pronunciation

p(en)-ny

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1962 (rank #1549, 26 births); most recent 1974 (rank #4192, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #86, 5,128 births); most recent 2025 (rank #740, 368 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–368
2024–376
2023–433
2022–402
2021–408
2020–383
2019–362
2018–363
2017–360
2016–419

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #176, 305 births); most recent 2025 (rank #232, 201 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025201
2024251
2023256
2022262
2021288
2020304
2019294
2018260
2017305
2016305

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #3315, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20223
20214
20203
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–
20154
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #82, 66 births); most recent 2025 (rank #156, 30 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202530
202435
202355
202266
202156
202063
201948
201858
201755
201654

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #111, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #164, 25 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202525
202432
202332
202231
202138
202032
201942
201843
201738
201637

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #67, 32 births); most recent 2025 (rank #111, 19 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202519
202415
202320
202232
202131
202022
201922
201825
201730
201629

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1950 (rank #67, 47 births); most recent 2022 (rank #545, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20226
202111
2020–
20199
20187
20179
201615
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence