girl's name

Peni

  • Origin Hawaiian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 152

Peni is a girl's name. In 1995 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peni is a name of Hawaiian origin.
  • Peaked in 1958, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1946.

Peni over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1995, not a full ten years.

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Births named Peni by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 18
1950s 46
1960s 66
1970s 14
1990s (to 1995) 5

How popular is Peni?

In 1995, Peni was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Peni is used

England & Wales #5,948 3 in 2025
United States #9,373 5 in 1995

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Peni

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Peni also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Peni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Peni

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Peni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Peni

How popular is the name Peni?

In 1995, Peni was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Peni a girl's or a boy's name?

Peni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Peni most popular?

Peni peaked in 1958, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Peni a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Peni currently ranks #5,948 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.