Meaning and history
Penny is a diminutive of Penelope and can also be used in reference to the copper coin, of which 100 equal a British pound or an American dollar, from Old English penning.
20062006: 60 births, rank #2,887
2007: 80 births, rank #2,368
2008: 90 births, rank #2,206
2009: 105 births, rank #1,979
2010: 153 births, rank #1,474
20112011: 165 births, rank #1,382
2012: 233 births, rank #1,071
2013: 251 births, rank #996
2014: 345 births, rank #808
2015: 372 births, rank #757
20162016: 419 births, rank #692
2017: 361 births, rank #768
2018: 363 births, rank #751
2019: 362 births, rank #768
2020: 383 births, rank #725
20212021: 409 births, rank #704
2022: 402 births, rank #726
2023: 434 births, rank #676
2024: 377 births, rank #747
20252025: 368 births, rank #740
Penny rose from #748 to #740 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1963, with 5,129 births.