Penny

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

20
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
8
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20144#399
20158#221
20163#498
20175#314