Girls name
Penny
Penny is a girls' name given to 96,782 girls in the United States since 1923, peaking in 1963 with 5,123 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 15th among girls names in Vermont in 1965.
Which states favor Penny
Penny by state
Top states by all-time births named Penny. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 7,582 | #853 (2025) |
| 2 | Ohio | 6,596 | #706 (2025) |
| 3 | Illinois | 5,882 | #991 (2025) |
| 4 | Michigan | 5,723 | #678 (2025) |
| 5 | New York | 5,654 | #1017 (2025) |
| 6 | Texas | 4,969 | #1214 (2025) |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 4,492 | #993 (2025) |
| 8 | Indiana | 4,422 | #640 (2025) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 3,272 | #889 (2025) |
| 10 | Tennessee | 2,839 | #640 (2025) |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 2,699 | #556 (2025) |
| 12 | Missouri | 2,471 | #1047 (2025) |
| 13 | Georgia | 2,406 | #970 (2025) |
| 14 | Florida | 2,340 | #857 (2025) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 2,225 | #642 (2025) |
| 16 | Louisiana | 2,220 | #717 (2021) |
| 17 | Virginia | 2,208 | #1147 (2025) |
| 18 | Washington | 2,074 | #883 (2025) |
| 19 | Iowa | 2,022 | #484 (2023) |
| 20 | Minnesota | 1,944 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).