boy's name
Penn
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,237
Penn is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 80 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Penn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 |
| 1920s | 21 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 25 |
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 33 |
| 1990s | 24 |
| 2000s | 119 |
| 2010s | 554 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 357 |
How popular is Penn?
In 2025, Penn was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Penn 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 Penn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Penn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Penn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Penn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Penn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Penn
How popular is the name Penn?
In 2025, Penn was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Penn a girl's or a boy's name?
Penn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Penn?
Penn has 1 syllable.
When was Penn most popular?
Penn peaked in 2020, when 80 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Penn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Penn currently ranks #2,700 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.