How Many People Are Named Pennie?
An estimated 3,920 people in the United States have the first name Pennie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Pennie peaked in popularity in 1963 with 258 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pennie 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 Pennie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,920
About 1 in 87,437 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1963
258 births
Total Registered
5,798
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pennie
Pennie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,798 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pennie as a female name
Ranked #10,054 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (258 births)
Pennie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pennie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,849 babies were registered. Pennie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pennie by Decade
How has Pennie 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.
Pennie by State
Birth registrations for Pennie span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, North Carolina, Texas. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Idaho, Nebraska. On average, about 79 Pennies were registered per state.
Pennie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pennie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pennie
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pennie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pennie?
We estimate approximately 3,920 people named Pennie 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 87,437 Americans share this first name.
Is Pennie a common name?
Pennie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,798 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pennie most popular?
Pennie reached peak popularity in 1963, when 258 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pennie is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pennie a female name?
Pennie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pennie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pennie Smith, Pennie Johnson, Pennie 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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