Is Penny a boy or girl name?
Penny is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 376 girls and 0 boys were named Penny, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 100,631 US babies named Penny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #747
- Babies named Penny since 1882
- 100,631
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 5,141 babies
Boys and girls named Penny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 29 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1910s | 16 | 146 | 90.1% |
| 1920s | 10 | 467 | 97.9% |
| 1930s | 23 | 1,128 | 98% |
| 1940s | 64 | 13,113 | 99.5% |
| 1950s | 87 | 25,124 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 132 | 38,219 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 52 | 12,578 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,952 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 782 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 623 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,023 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,002 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 376 | #747 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 433 | #676 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 402 | #728 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 408 | #706 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 383 | #727 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 362 | #770 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 363 | #752 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 360 | #770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 419 | #692 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 372 | #759 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 345 | #809 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 251 | #997 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,074 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,391 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,987 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,215 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,385 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,908 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,115 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,988 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,332 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,003 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,528 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,769 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,633 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,423 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,217 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,203 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,118 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,807 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,672 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,532 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,332 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,073 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,057 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 171 | #948 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 210 | #801 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 270 | #671 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 280 | #632 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 295 | #602 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 379 | #523 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 482 | #445 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 556 | #407 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 697 | #339 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 750 | #311 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 856 | #279 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 870 | #268 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,027 | #235 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,506 | 1,174 | #219 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,164 | 1,471 | #184 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,875 | 1,587 | #181 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,775 | 2,001 | #158 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,706 | 2,145 | #157 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,012 | 2,360 | #142 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,690 | 2,575 | #124 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,323 | 2,812 | #119 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,177 | 3,109 | #112 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,581 | 3,899 | #97 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,093 | 4,396 | #96 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,278 | 5,127 | #86 |
| 1962 | 26 | #1,580 | 5,003 | #91 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,846 | 4,636 | #101 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,397 | 4,302 | #113 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,984 | 3,756 | #122 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,341 | 3,556 | #124 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,193 | 3,045 | #138 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,138 | 2,348 | #158 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,785 | 2,213 | #161 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,113 | 2,134 | #163 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,260 | 2,153 | #157 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,638 | 2,091 | #157 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,341 | 2,077 | #153 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,751 | #161 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,226 | 1,846 | #158 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,861 | #153 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,625 | 2,101 | #142 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,244 | 1,645 | #163 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,131 | #183 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,793 | 1,204 | #180 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,166 | 1,203 | #184 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,671 | 992 | #205 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,882 | 637 | #254 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,627 | 493 | #282 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,049 | 380 | #318 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,913 | 234 | #441 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,893 | 165 | #513 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,446 | 100 | #661 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 74 | #790 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 51 | #972 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,120 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,592 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,369 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,426 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,219 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,058 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,654 | 47 | #1,121 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 69 | #893 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,094 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 68 | #894 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,534 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,402 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,809 | 26 | #1,655 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,389 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,059 | 21 | #1,869 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,290 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,347 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,262 | 13 | #2,357 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,991 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,997 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,106 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,784 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,095 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,472 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,816 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,006 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,164 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,509 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,623 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,437 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,164 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,786 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,479 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,414 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,313 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,250 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,003 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Penny reached #1,580 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #86 in 1963. 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 Penny
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.