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 1991 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 59 babies (rank #532 that year). In 2024 it was given to 42 girls (rank #702). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

746

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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Names ranked near Penny in 2024

Other girls' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	11	#1,457
1992	7	#2,063
1993	15	#1,166
1995	6	#2,488
1999	7	#2,160
2003	10	#1,712
2006	6	#2,849
2007	6	#3,024
2008	7	#2,700
2009	15	#1,530
2010	23	#1,129
2011	30	#877
2012	34	#812
2013	44	#652
2014	49	#616
2015	37	#754
2016	54	#564
2017	59	#532
2018	49	#608
2019	46	#641
2020	41	#698
2021	45	#654
2022	56	#511
2023	47	#610
2024	42	#702