How Many People Are Named Penne?
An estimated 334 people in the United States have the first name Penne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Penne peaked in popularity in 1962 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Penne 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 Penne paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Penne is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
334
About 1 in 1,026,211 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1962
93 births
Total Registered
485
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Penne
Penne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 485 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Penne as a female name
Ranked #9,236 in 1971
5 female births in 1971
Peak: 1962 (93 births)
Penne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Penne span from the 1930s to the 1970s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 226 babies were registered. Penne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Penne by Decade
How has Penne 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.
Penne by State
Birth registrations for Penne span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Illinois. The lowest are in Mississippi, Illinois, Tennessee. On average, about 14 Pennes were registered per state.
Penne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Penne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Penne
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Penne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Penne?
We estimate approximately 334 people named Penne 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 1,026,211 Americans share this first name.
Is Penne a common name?
Penne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 485 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Penne most popular?
Penne reached peak popularity in 1962, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Penne is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Penne a female name?
Penne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Penne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Penne Smith, Penne Johnson, Penne 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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