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Is Penny a Male or Female Name?

Penny is a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Penny globally is 1.4% males and 98.6% females. The country with the highest male ratio is Hong Kong SAR China with 25.9% and the country with the highest female ratio is Australia with 100.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Penny in percentages: Globally: 1.4% males, 98.6% females, United States: 0.2% males, 99.8% females, United Kingdom: 0.5% males, 99.5% females, Canada: 0.3% males, 99.7% females, Australia: 0.0% males, 100.0% females, Malaysia: 1.5% males, 98.5% females, South Africa: 4.8% males, 95.2% females, China: 1.9% males, 98.1% females, Greece: 0.5% males, 99.5% females, Hong Kong SAR China: 25.9% males, 74.1% females, New Zealand: 0.0% males, 100.0% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Penny are 65+ years old, making up 47.9% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 18-24.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Penny in each age group: 18-24: 1.2%, 25-34: 4.6%, 35-44: 6.9%, 45-54: 10.7%, 55-64: 28.7%, 65+: 47.9%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Penny is Namibia with 0.1039% of the population. Following is New Zealand and Australia.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Penny measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Penny year over year: 1956: 0.0157‰, 1957: 0.0159‰, 1958: 0.0197‰, 1959: 0.0174‰, 1960: 0.0145‰, 1961: 0.0192‰, 1962: 0.0177‰, 1963: 0.0146‰, 1964: 0.0128‰, 1965: 0.0105‰, 1966: 0.0105‰, 1967: 0.0097‰, 1968: 0.0098‰, 1969: 0.0081‰, 1970: 0.0057‰, 1971: 0.0059‰, 1972: 0.0065‰, 1973: 0.0057‰, 1974: 0.0045‰, 1975: 0.0042‰, 1976: 0.0037‰, 1977: 0.0037‰, 1978: 0.003‰, 1979: 0.0037‰, 1980: 0.0036‰, 1981: 0.0031‰, 1982: 0.0029‰, 1983: 0.0029‰, 1984: 0.0027‰, 1985: 0.0031‰, 1986: 0.0023‰, 1987: 0.003‰, 1988: 0.0029‰, 1989: 0.0026‰, 1990: 0.0023‰, 1991: 0.0023‰, 1992: 0.0017‰, 1993: 0.0019‰, 1994: 0.0017‰, 1995: 0.0018‰, 1996: 0.0011‰, 1997: 0.0008‰, 1998: 0.001‰, 1999: 0.002‰, 2000: 0.0005‰

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