Penina
Penina was the 6060th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3878th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 860 places. More babies were named Penina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,060 girls, down 1,539 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202239 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,009babies recorded
Penina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,060 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,521 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,832 | 30 |
| 2000 | #8,424 | 12 |
| 1990 | #9,019 | 9 |
| 1980 | #5,454 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Penina, counting every spelling?
Penina has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Penina?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Penina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Penina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Penina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Penina?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Penina are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 10 and 35. That makes Penina mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Penina by state
How common Penina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (8.8×), New York (6.9×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Penina
How popular is the name Penina?
Penina was the 6060th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3878th with 39 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 860 places. More babies were named Penina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Penina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Penina in the US.
Where is Penina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Penina was most common in New Jersey (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.