Is Penney a boy or girl name?

Penney is a girl’s name. Of the 1,951 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Penney

Recorded 1925–2018 · United States

Penney was most popular in 1962, when 113 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,692 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,951 people named Penney.

Penney over time

Births per year. The dot marks Penney’s peak in 1962. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Penney a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Penney is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,951 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Penney

Where Penney is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org