Penn
Penn was the 2706th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1869th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 362 places. More babies were named Penn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,706 boys, down 733 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201479 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,230babies recorded
Penn popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 2015.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,706 | 48 |
| 2020 | #1,973 | 73 |
| 2010 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 2000 | #8,888 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,253 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,416 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,808 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Penn, counting every spelling?
Penn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Penn?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Penn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Penn 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 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Penn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Penn?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Penn are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Penn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Penn by state
How common Penn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.9×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Penn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Penn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Penn
How popular is the name Penn?
Penn was the 2706th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1869th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 362 places. More babies were named Penn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Penn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Penn in the US.
Where is Penn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Penn was most common in Pennsylvania (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and North Carolina.