Penny Moses
There are approximately 10 people named Penny Moses living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Penny with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Moses. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
10
1 in 34,275,434
Named Penny
76K
Alive today
Named Moses
44K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 76K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1963
Average age: 59
Top Census group: White (88.8%)
Estimated bearers: 44K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #888
Per 100K: 12.87
Top ancestry: White (52.5%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Penny
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Penny, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 88.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Penny described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Penny at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.8% · 72,400
- Black or African American4.0% · 3,243
- Two or more races3.0% · 2,422
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 1,602
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 1,227
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 608
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Moses surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Moses, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 52.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Moses described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Moses at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White52.5% · 20,193
- Black or African American33.3% · 12,800
- Two or more races4.9% · 1,903
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 1,373
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.1% · 1,174
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 1,025
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Penny right now.
The surname Moses appears at a rate of 12.87 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0129%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 10 people with the full name Penny Moses. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Penny Moses: questions and answers
How many people are named Penny Moses?
We estimate approximately 10 people in the United States share the full name Penny Moses. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0223%) with the surname frequency (12.87 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Penny Moses?
We classify Penny Moses as "Very Rare". About 1 in 34,275,434 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Penny Moses?
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