Penney

PEH-nee /ˈpɛni/
girl 2 syllables fading

Penney is a rare variant of Penny that peaked in 1962 and has since faded.

Penney is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Penney was first reported in SSA data in 1925 and peaked in 1962 (113 births).

About the name Penney

PronunciationPEH-nee /ˈpɛni/
113peak births 1962
1925first in SSA data

Names similar to Penney

How popular is Penney?

Girls named Penney
192519401960198020002018
Girls named Penney per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1925–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Penney total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201855#17,550
201799#11,401
201488#12,796
201255#18,885
19885—#13,289
19858—#8,096
19847—#8,867
198312—#5,715
198215—#4,880
19816—#10,007
198014—#5,156
197917—#4,366
197821—#3,602
197728—#2,891
197621—#3,377
197527—#2,788
197431—#2,480
197334—#2,293
197250—#1,761
197144—#1,957
197039—#2,108
196943—#1,911
196855—#1,552
196759—#1,455
196666—#1,345
196567—#1,344
196496—#1,123
196378—#1,247
1962113—#1,013
196178—#1,255
196091—#1,145
195973—#1,260
195878—#1,210
195766—#1,315
195661—#1,334
195549—#1,458
195456—#1,340
195343—#1,501
195240—#1,534
195138—#1,550
195036—#1,567
194938—#1,502
194831—#1,700
194741—#1,480
194620—#2,141
194517—#2,136
194421—#1,901
194328—#1,621
194225—#1,696
194119—#1,938
19409—#3,159
19395—#4,786
19255—#5,605