How Many People Are Named Pennye?
An estimated 163 people in the United States have the first name Pennye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Pennye peaked in popularity in 1962 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pennye 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 Pennye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Pennye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
163
About 1 in 2,102,787 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1962
23 births
Total Registered
223
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pennye
Pennye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 223 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pennye as a female name
Ranked #6,431 in 1971
8 female births in 1971
Peak: 1962 (23 births)
Pennye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pennye span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 102 babies were registered. Pennye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pennye by Decade
How has Pennye 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.
Pennye by State
Pennye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pennye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pennye
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pennye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pennye?
We estimate approximately 163 people named Pennye 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 2,102,787 Americans share this first name.
Is Pennye a common name?
Pennye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 223 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pennye most popular?
Pennye reached peak popularity in 1962, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pennye is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pennye a female name?
Pennye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pennye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pennye Smith, Pennye Johnson, Pennye 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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