Penny

Penny

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 305 babies (rank #179 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,174

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

305

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	81	#401
1997	54	#512
1998	69	#437
1999	54	#532
2000	55	#523
2001	47	#582
2002	36	#731
2003	48	#616
2004	45	#662
2005	34	#843
2006	29	#999
2007	47	#724
2008	65	#587
2009	72	#546
2010	112	#397
2011	115	#400
2012	156	#310
2013	190	#254
2014	259	#208
2015	301	#183
2016	305	#179

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#401

1997

#512

1998

#437

1999

#532

2000

#523

2001

#582

2002

#731

2003

#616

2004

#662

2005

#843

2006

#999

2007

#724

2008

#587

2009

#546

2010

112

#397

2011

115

#400

2012

156

#310

2013

190

#254

2014

259

#208

2015

301

#183

2016

305

#179