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Penina
OriginHebrew
Meaning"pearl"
About Penina
A jewel-encrusted choice, far more unusual than Pearl.
Pronounced peh-NEE-nuh.
As of October 2026, Penina ranked #6060 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3873 in 2022.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,867 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,973 | 27 | 15.9 |
| 2019 | #4,319 | 33 | 19.7 |
| 2020 | #4,520 | 30 | 18.6 |
| 2021 | #4,806 | 28 | 17.1 |
| 2022 | #3,873 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,619 | 30 | 18.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Peninas
- Penina Moise
American poet
- Penina Muhando
Tanzanian playwright
- Pnina Gary
Israeli actress and director
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one of Elkanah's wives in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 1:2)
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