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Penny

Girl #676 in 2023

Penny is a girl name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Penny

Popularity, 1882–2023

433 births in 2023

1882 2023

99,871 U.S. births recorded from 1882–2023.

Peak year

1963

5,127 babies

First recorded

1882

141 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

From Patrick, from Patricius, the name of an early Irish saint

Girl · coinages

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593)

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Peter, from Petrus, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from t=stone, rock

Boy · Ancient Greek

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.