Penny is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1963 and has since faded.
Penny is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #740 for girl births in the United States (and #1,461 across all names), given to 368 babies. Penny was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1963 (5,129 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 368 | 368 | #740 | — |
| 2024 | 377 | 377 | #748 | — |
| 2023 | 434 | 434 | #676 | — |
| 2022 | 402 | 402 | #728 | — |
| 2021 | 409 | 409 | #707 | — |
| 2020 | 383 | 383 | #727 | — |
| 2019 | 362 | 362 | #770 | — |
| 2018 | 363 | 363 | #752 | — |
| 2017 | 361 | 361 | #769 | — |
| 2016 | 419 | 419 | #693 | — |
| 2015 | 372 | 372 | #759 | — |
| 2014 | 345 | 345 | #809 | — |
| 2013 | 251 | 251 | #997 | — |
| 2012 | 233 | 233 | #1,074 | — |
| 2011 | 165 | 165 | #1,391 | — |
| 2010 | 153 | 153 | #1,478 | — |
| 2009 | 105 | 105 | #1,987 | — |
| 2008 | 90 | 90 | #2,216 | — |
| 2007 | 80 | 80 | #2,385 | — |
| 2006 | 60 | 60 | #2,908 | — |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | #3,116 | — |
| 2004 | 53 | 53 | #2,988 | — |
| 2003 | 44 | 44 | #3,332 | — |
| 2002 | 49 | 49 | #3,003 | — |
| 2001 | 38 | 38 | #3,528 | — |
| 2000 | 53 | 53 | #2,769 | — |
| 1999 | 54 | 54 | #2,633 | — |
| 1998 | 58 | 58 | #2,423 | — |
| 1997 | 63 | — | #2,191 | — |
| 1996 | 62 | — | #2,203 | — |
| 1995 | 64 | — | #2,118 | — |
| 1994 | 80 | — | #1,807 | — |
| 1993 | 88 | — | #1,704 | — |
| 1992 | 91 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1991 | 102 | — | #1,532 | — |
| 1990 | 121 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1989 | 158 | — | #1,073 | — |
| 1988 | 151 | — | #1,057 | — |
| 1987 | 171 | — | #948 | — |
| 1986 | 210 | — | #801 | — |
| 1985 | 270 | — | #671 | — |
| 1984 | 280 | — | #632 | — |
| 1983 | 295 | — | #602 | — |
| 1982 | 379 | — | #523 | — |
| 1981 | 482 | — | #445 | — |
| 1980 | 555 | — | #407 | — |
| 1979 | 697 | — | #339 | — |
| 1978 | 750 | — | #311 | — |
| 1977 | 856 | — | #279 | — |
| 1976 | 870 | — | #268 | — |
| 1975 | 1,027 | — | #235 | — |
| 1974 | 1,181 | — | #219 | #4,505 |
| 1973 | 1,482 | — | #184 | #3,163 |
| 1972 | 1,595 | — | #181 | #3,878 |
| 1971 | 2,014 | — | #158 | #2,775 |
| 1970 | 2,158 | — | #157 | #2,706 |
| 1969 | 2,370 | — | #142 | #3,012 |
| 1968 | 2,587 | — | #124 | #2,689 |
| 1967 | 2,824 | — | #119 | #2,323 |
| 1966 | 3,117 | — | #112 | #3,177 |
| 1965 | 3,909 | — | #97 | #2,582 |
| 1964 | 4,412 | — | #96 | #2,093 |
| 1963 | 5,143 | — | #86 | #2,278 |
| 1962 | 5,027 | — | #92 | #1,580 |
| 1961 | 4,648 | — | #101 | #2,845 |
| 1960 | 4,315 | — | #113 | #2,400 |
| 1959 | 3,765 | — | #122 | #2,984 |
| 1958 | 3,569 | — | #124 | #2,340 |
| 1957 | 3,052 | — | #138 | #3,193 |
| 1956 | 2,356 | — | #158 | #3,138 |
| 1955 | 2,219 | — | #161 | #3,785 |
| 1954 | 2,142 | — | #163 | #3,113 |
| 1953 | 2,166 | — | #157 | #2,261 |
| 1952 | 2,101 | — | #157 | #2,639 |
| 1951 | 2,089 | — | #153 | #2,341 |
| 1950 | 1,751 | — | #161 | — |
| 1949 | 1,853 | — | #158 | #3,226 |
| 1948 | 1,861 | — | #153 | — |
| 1947 | 2,111 | — | #142 | #2,625 |
| 1946 | 1,657 | — | #163 | #2,244 |
| 1945 | 1,131 | — | #183 | — |
| 1944 | 1,209 | — | #180 | #3,793 |
| 1943 | 1,210 | — | #184 | #3,166 |
| 1942 | 1,001 | — | #205 | #2,671 |
| 1941 | 642 | — | #254 | #3,882 |
| 1940 | 502 | — | #282 | #2,627 |
| 1939 | 387 | — | #318 | #3,049 |
| 1938 | 239 | — | #441 | #3,913 |
| 1937 | 170 | — | #513 | #3,893 |
| 1936 | 106 | — | #661 | #3,446 |
| 1935 | 74 | — | #790 | — |
| 1934 | 51 | — | #972 | — |
| 1933 | 40 | — | #1,120 | — |
| 1932 | 24 | — | #1,592 | — |
| 1931 | 30 | — | #1,369 | — |
| 1930 | 30 | — | #1,426 | — |
| 1929 | 38 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1928 | 51 | — | #1,058 | — |
| 1927 | 52 | — | #1,121 | #4,654 |
| 1926 | 52 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1925 | 69 | — | #893 | — |
| 1924 | 52 | — | #1,094 | — |
| 1923 | 68 | — | #894 | — |
| 1922 | 30 | — | #1,534 | — |
| 1921 | 34 | — | #1,402 | — |
| 1920 | 31 | — | #1,655 | #4,809 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | #1,389 | — |
| 1918 | 27 | — | #1,869 | #4,059 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,290 | — |
| 1916 | 25 | — | #1,787 | #4,346 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #2,357 | #4,262 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | #1,991 | — |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,997 | — |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #2,106 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,784 | — |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #2,095 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,472 | — |
| 1908 | 7 | — | #1,816 | — |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #2,006 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,164 | — |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,623 | — |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #1,437 | — |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #2,164 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,786 | — |
| 1898 | 7 | — | #1,479 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,739 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | #1,414 | — |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #1,313 | — |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,250 | — |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,003 | — |