Penny
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning weaver; from penelope.
Babies a year
201
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#740
up from #747
UK popularity
#232
201 babies · down from #193
How Penny has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #759 |
| 2016 | #692 |
| 2017 | #769 |
| 2018 | #751 |
| 2019 | #769 |
| 2020 | #727 |
| 2021 | #706 |
| 2022 | #732 |
| 2023 | #676 |
| 2024 | #747 |
| 2025 | #740 |
In 2025, 201 babies in England and Wales were named Penny. In the US, 354 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,127 in 1963.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Penny was most common in 1965, when it went to 0.21% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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