Penn
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Penn
This simple, elegant name offers something for many kinds of parents, from writers and history buffs to photographers to Pennsylvania dwellers. Most famous bearers are comedian Penn Jillette and Gossip Girl hottie Penn Badgley, both of whom were given this distinctive name at birth. Long obscure, Penn seems destined for greater usage.
Penn for boys#2706 US
More familiar as a surname, Penn has had a number of distinguished bearers, including Pennsylvania founder William, director Arthur, photographer Irving, and actor/activist Sean.
Penn for girls
Not commonly used for girls, but Bruce Willis used it as the middle name for his daughter Evelyn.
Pronounced PEN.
As of October 2026, Penn ranked #2706 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1869 in 2014, Nameberry popularity #526.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,869 | 79 | 41.1 |
| 2015 | #2,344 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | #2,159 | 64 | 33.7 |
| 2017 | #2,211 | 61 | 33 |
| 2018 | #2,606 | 49 | 27 |
| 2019 | #2,144 | 67 | 37.3 |
| 2020 | #1,972 | 73 | 42.3 |
| 2021 | #2,213 | 64 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #2,548 | 54 | 30.9 |
| 2023 | #2,119 | 69 | 40.3 |
| 2024 | #2,978 | 42 | 24.4 |
| 2025 | #2,706 | 48 | 28.1 |
World rankings
Penn for boys
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- Penn Dayton BadgleyBoy
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- Penn Fraser JilletteBoy
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English founder of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
- Sean Justin PennBoy
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- Kal PennBoy
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Penn in pop culture
- Penn CageBoy
main character in the series by Greg Iles
- Pennyweather "PennBoy
" a character in "Fallen" by Lauren Kate
- "Penn Zero: PartBoy
Time Hero," animated series and its main character
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selkie in the "Watersong" series by Amanda Hocking
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short form of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania