How Many People Are Named Peni?
An estimated 113 people in the United States have the first name Peni. It is predominantly female (96.6%). The average bearer is 64 years old, and Peni peaked in popularity in 1958 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Peni as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Peni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
113
About 1 in 3,033,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.6% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1958
13 births
Total Registered
149
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Peni
Peni is predominantly female (96.6%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Peni as a male name
Ranked #9,919 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1995 (5 births)
Peni as a female name
Ranked #6,395 in 1972
8 female births in 1972
Peak: 1958 (13 births)
Peni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Peni span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 66 babies were registered. Peni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Peni by Decade
How has Peni tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Peni by State
Peni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Peni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Peni
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Peni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peni?
We estimate approximately 113 people named Peni are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,033,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Peni a common name?
Peni is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 149 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Peni most popular?
Peni reached peak popularity in 1958, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Peni is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Peni a female name?
Peni is predominantly female. 96.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Peni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Peni Smith, Peni Johnson, Peni Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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