Penn Boy
How popular is Penn?
#2,676 boy name in 2025
48 baby boys were named Penn in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
1,150living people named Penn (est.)
10median age of people named Penn
1,230babies named Penn since 1880
1 in 69,070US babies born in 2025
Penn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,676 for boys (▲ 281 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-14% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,327 in 2015, #1,962 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (79 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,857 in 2014 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Penn is most popular
Babies named Penn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Penn by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #3,081 |
| 1920s | 21 | #3,865 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,174 |
| 1940s | 25 | #2,918 |
| 1950s | 38 | #3,036 |
| 1960s | 19 | #3,281 |
| 1970s | 16 | #4,632 |
| 1980s | 33 | #5,327 |
| 1990s | 24 | #6,662 |
| 2000s | 119 | #3,397 |
| 2010s | 539 | #1,857 |
| 2020s | 350 | #1,962 |
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Questions
- Is Penn a boy or girl name?
- Penn is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Penn were boys.
- How popular is the name Penn?
- 48 baby boys were named Penn in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
- When was Penn most popular?
- Penn peaked in 2014, when 79 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,857 in 2014.
- How many people are named Penn?
- 1,230 babies have been named Penn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,150 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Penn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Penn was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.