Penney
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning enclosed meadow; a form of Penny.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Penney by the numbers
Penney was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 113 babies in 1962, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Penney. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Pennyweaver; from penelope201 in England and Wales (2025)
- Penleypen clearing or enclosure clearing9 in the US (2017)
- Penielface of God9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peonypeony flower; named after physician Paeon16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pennieweaver; a diminutive of penelope9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pennivariant of Penny; from Penelope or penny coin5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Penney, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Penney
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