Penny Popularity by Year
Follow Penny across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Penny birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 368 | #740 | Up 7 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 377 | #747 | Down 71 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 434 | #676 | Up 50 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 402 | #726 | Down 22 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 409 | #704 | Up 21 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 383 | #725 | Up 43 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 362 | #768 | Down 17 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 363 | #751 | Up 17 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 361 | #768 | Down 76 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 419 | #692 | Up 65 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 372 | #757 | Up 51 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 345 | #808 | Up 188 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 251 | #996 | Up 75 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 233 | #1,071 | Up 311 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 165 | #1,382 | Up 92 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 153 | #1,474 | Up 505 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 105 | #1,979 | Up 227 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 90 | #2,206 | Up 162 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 80 | #2,368 | Up 519 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 60 | #2,887 | Up 194 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 51 | #3,081 | Down 116 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 53 | #2,965 | Up 326 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 44 | #3,291 | Down 315 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 49 | #2,976 | Up 510 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 38 | #3,486 | Down 746 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 53 | #2,740 | Down 130 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 54 | #2,610 | Down 212 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 58 | #2,398 | Down 224 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 63 | #2,174 | Up 3 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 62 | #2,177 | Down 76 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 64 | #2,101 | Down 303 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 80 | #1,798 | Down 104 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 88 | #1,694 | Down 33 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 91 | #1,661 | Down 144 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 102 | #1,517 | Down 187 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 121 | #1,330 | Down 263 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 158 | #1,067 | Down 14 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 151 | #1,053 | Down 106 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 171 | #947 | Down 147 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 210 | #800 | Down 130 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 270 | #670 | Down 38 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 280 | #632 | Down 30 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 295 | #602 | Down 80 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 379 | #522 | Down 77 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 482 | #445 | Down 38 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 555 | #407 | Down 68 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 697 | #339 | Down 28 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 750 | #311 | Down 32 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 856 | #279 | Down 11 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 870 | #268 | Down 33 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 1,027 | #235 | Down 16 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 7 | #4,190 | Down 1,177 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 1,174 | #219 | Down 35 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 11 | #3,013 | Up 609 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 1,471 | #184 | Down 4 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 8 | #3,622 | Down 936 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 1,587 | #180 | Down 22 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 13 | #2,686 | Down 65 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 2,001 | #158 | Down 1 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 13 | #2,621 | Up 240 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 2,145 | #157 | Down 15 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 10 | #2,861 | Down 285 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 2,360 | #142 | Down 18 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 11 | #2,576 | Down 334 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 2,576 | #124 | Down 5 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 13 | #2,242 | Up 744 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 2,811 | #119 | Down 7 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 8 | #2,986 | Down 510 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 3,109 | #112 | Down 15 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 11 | #2,476 | Down 436 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 3,898 | #97 | Down 1 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 16 | #2,040 | Up 160 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 4,396 | #96 | Down 10 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 14 | #2,200 | Down 654 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 5,129 | #86 | Up 6 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 26 | #1,546 | Up 1,160 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 5,001 | #92 | Up 9 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 10 | #2,706 | Down 391 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 4,638 | #101 | Up 12 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 13 | #2,315 | Up 506 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 4,302 | #113 | Up 9 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 9 | #2,821 | Down 556 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 3,756 | #122 | Up 2 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 13 | #2,265 | Up 759 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 3,556 | #124 | Up 14 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 8 | #3,024 | Down 55 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 3,044 | #138 | Up 20 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 8 | #2,969 | Up 536 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 2,348 | #158 | Up 3 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 6 | #3,505 | Down 563 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 2,213 | #161 | Up 2 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 8 | #2,942 | Down 756 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 2,134 | #163 | Down 6 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 13 | #2,186 | Up 328 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 2,153 | #157 | No rank change |
| 1952 | Boys | 10 | #2,514 | Down 268 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 2,091 | #157 | Down 4 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 12 | #2,246 | Up 773 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 2,077 | #153 | Up 8 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 1,751 | #161 | Down 3 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 7 | #3,019 | Down 521 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 1,846 | #158 | Down 5 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 1,861 | #153 | Down 11 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 10 | #2,498 | Down 355 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 2,101 | #142 | Up 21 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 12 | #2,143 | Up 1,287 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 1,645 | #163 | Up 20 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 1,131 | #183 | Down 3 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 5 | #3,430 | Down 466 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 1,204 | #180 | Up 4 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 7 | #2,964 | Down 441 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 1,203 | #184 | Up 21 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 9 | #2,523 | Up 982 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 992 | #205 | Up 49 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 5 | #3,505 | Down 1,027 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 637 | #254 | Up 28 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 9 | #2,478 | Up 351 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 493 | #282 | Up 35 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 7 | #2,829 | Up 705 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 380 | #317 | Up 122 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 5 | #3,534 | Down 16 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 234 | #439 | Up 71 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 5 | #3,518 | Down 371 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 165 | #510 | Up 150 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 6 | #3,147 | Up 1,063 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 100 | #660 | Up 125 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 74 | #785 | Up 181 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 51 | #966 | Up 136 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 40 | #1,102 | Up 466 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 24 | #1,568 | Down 232 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 30 | #1,336 | Up 67 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 30 | #1,403 | Down 191 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 38 | #1,212 | Down 161 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 51 | #1,051 | Up 57 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 5 | #4,210 | Up 76 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 47 | #1,108 | Down 76 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 52 | #1,032 | Down 142 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 69 | #890 | Up 196 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 52 | #1,086 | Down 197 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 68 | #889 | Up 619 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 30 | #1,508 | Down 134 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 34 | #1,374 | Up 252 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 5 | #4,286 | Down 558 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 26 | #1,626 | Down 257 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 32 | #1,369 | Up 436 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 6 | #3,728 | Up 169 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 21 | #1,805 | Up 399 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 15 | #2,204 | Down 465 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 5 | #3,897 | Down 72 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 20 | #1,739 | Up 516 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 5 | #3,825 | — |
| 1915 | Girls | 13 | #2,255 | Down 359 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 13 | #1,896 | Down 13 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 11 | #1,883 | Up 98 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 9 | #1,981 | Up 482 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 5 | #2,463 | Down 528 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 7 | #1,935 | Up 273 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 5 | #2,208 | Down 532 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 7 | #1,676 | Up 145 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 6 | #1,821 | Up 130 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 5 | #1,951 | Down 531 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 8 | #1,420 | Up 66 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 7 | #1,486 | Down 147 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 7 | #1,339 | Up 593 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 5 | #1,932 | Down 336 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 5 | #1,596 | Down 217 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 7 | #1,379 | Up 176 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 5 | #1,555 | Down 277 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 6 | #1,278 | Down 68 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 6 | #1,210 | Down 74 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 6 | #1,136 | Down 228 places |
| 1882 | Girls | 5 | #908 | — |