Penny

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Penny is a feminine given name and nickname, often a short form of Penelope.

From Wikipedia

Penny first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 8 babies (rank #221 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Penny

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Penny yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Penny

Penny Marshallfilm actor · b. 1943
Penny Mordauntpolitician · b. 1973
Penny Hardawaybasketball coach · b. 1971
Penny Johnson Jeraldfilm actor · b. 1961
Penny Oleksiakswimmer · b. 2000

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	4	#399
2015	8	#221
2016	3	#498
2017	5	#314