Is Penni a boy or girl name?
Penni was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,605 US babies named Penni were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Penni since 1938
- 2,605
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 148 babies
Boys and girls named Penni, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 614 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,181 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 419 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 105 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,121 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,071 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,124 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,472 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,606 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,480 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,560 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,060 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,631 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,477 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,582 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,530 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,275 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,096 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,168 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,716 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,478 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,118 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,679 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,130 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,603 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,240 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,122 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,021 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,002 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,762 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,453 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,341 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,273 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,185 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 107 | #987 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,028 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 129 | #881 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 146 | #863 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 136 | #901 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 148 | #869 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 129 | #954 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 122 | #969 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 121 | #959 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,168 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,236 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,348 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,396 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,405 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,370 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,450 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,477 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,568 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,484 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,569 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,657 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,672 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,040 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,855 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,745 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,152 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,191 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,240 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,765 |
Highest rank
Penni has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #863 in 1964. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Penni
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.