Penina: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#6,060

among girls · ↓1,421 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Penina · -33% vs 2024

How common

1 in 80,363

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

39 babies

All-time total

1,009

#7,466 all-time among girls

First recorded

1953

in Social Security records

Penina popularity over time

1,009 babies have been named Penina since 1953, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	6	1	–	#5,507
1960s	19	2	+217%	#5,343
1970s	73	7	+284%	#4,609
1980s	140	14	+92%	#4,439
1990s	193	19	+38%	#4,090
2000s	169	17	-12%	#5,744
2010s	246	25	+46%	#4,320
2020s (to 2025)	163	27	+10%	#3,878

Where Penina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	19	0.01	outside top 500
2027	19	0.01	outside top 500
2028	18	0.01	outside top 500
2029	18	0.01	outside top 500
2030	18	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Penina

Penina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,060 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1953, 1,009 American babies have been named Penina. Its peak came in 2022, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Penina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Penina?

The median living Penina is about 20 years old; half are between 9 and 34. An estimated 1,000 people named Penina are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Penina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	20	#6,060
2024	30	#4,639
2023	16	#7,178
2022	39	#3,878
2021	28	#4,810
2020	30	#4,521
2019	33	#4,320
2018	27	#4,976
2017	21	#5,987
2016	20	#6,360
2015	18	#6,920
2014	29	#4,869
2013	21	#6,198
2012	24	#5,679
2011	23	#5,888
2010	30	#4,832
2009	19	#7,005
2008	20	#6,750
2007	19	#7,028
2006	16	#7,767
2005	22	#5,744
2004	14	#8,127
2003	15	#7,487
2002	15	#7,354
2001	17	#6,550
2000	12	#8,424
1995	24	#4,316
1990	9	#9,019
1985	15	#5,021
1980	13	#5,454
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
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1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Penina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Penina?

The median living Penina is about 20 years old. Half of all living Peninas are between 9 and 34 years old.

How many people named Penina are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Penina are alive in the United States, based on 1,009 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Penina in 2025?

Penina ranked #6,060 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Penina?

1,009 babies have been named Penina in the United States since 1953, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Penina most popular?

Penina peaked in 2022, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Penina a boy or girl name?

Penina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Penina rising or falling?

Penina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Penina become more popular?

Penina is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Penina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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