Penny Marshall
There are approximately 48 people named Penny Marshall living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Penny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Marshall. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
48
1 in 7,140,715
Named Penny
76K
Alive today
Named Marshall
214K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 76K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1963
Average age: 59
Estimated bearers: 214K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #139
Per 100K: 62.35
Top ancestry: White (66.0%)
First name trend
Penny: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Penny. The peak year was 1963 with 5,141 births. The average person named Penny today is 59 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Marshall surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Marshall, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 66.0%.
- White66.0%
- Black or African American27.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Penny has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0223% of the US population, based on 76,287 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Marshall appears at a rate of 62.35 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0624%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 48 people with the full name Penny Marshall. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Penny
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Other people with the surname Marshall
FAQ
Penny Marshall: questions and answers
How many people are named Penny Marshall?
We estimate approximately 48 people in the United States share the full name Penny Marshall. That works out to about 1 in 7,140,715 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0223%) with the surname frequency (62.35 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Penny Marshall?
We classify Penny Marshall as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,140,715 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Penny a male or female name?
Penny is predominantly female. Out of 100,631 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Penny profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.