Penney Girl
How popular is Penney?
Peaked in 1962
No babies were recorded with the name Penney in 2025. It was most used in 1962, when 113 girls got the name.
1,651living people named Penney (est.)
64median age of people named Penney
1,951babies named Penney since 1880
Penney popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1962 (113 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,008 in 1962 |
| First recorded | 1925 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Penney counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Penny family of names ranked #694 for girls in 2025 (#699 the year before), with 383 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Penney by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #4,971 |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1940s | 249 | #1,460 |
| 1950s | 540 | #1,202 |
| 1960s | 746 | #1,008 |
| 1970s | 312 | #1,749 |
| 1980s | 67 | #4,714 |
| 2010s | 27 | #10,685 |
Questions
- Is Penney a boy or girl name?
- Penney is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Penney were girls.
- How popular is the name Penney?
- No babies were recorded with the name Penney in 2025. It was most used in 1962, when 113 girls got the name.
- When was Penney most popular?
- Penney peaked in 1962, when 113 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,008 in 1962.
- How many people are named Penney?
- 1,951 babies have been named Penney in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,651 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.