girl's name
Penina
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,062
Penina is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Penina over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 73 |
| 1980s | 140 |
| 1990s | 193 |
| 2000s | 169 |
| 2010s | 246 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 163 |
How popular is Penina?
In 2025, Penina was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Penina is used
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 Penina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Penina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Penina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Penina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Penina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Penina
How popular is the name Penina?
In 2025, Penina was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Penina a girl's or a boy's name?
Penina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Penina most popular?
Penina peaked in 2022, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Penina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Penina currently ranks #5,982 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.