Penny vs Vienna
Penny and Viennacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Penny was ranked #130 and Vienna #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Penny was ranked #134 and Vienna #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Penny was ranked #138 and Vienna #431 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Penny was ranked #193 and Vienna #241 among girls in England and Wales.
Penny and Vienna over time
Penny and Vienna appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Penny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vienna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Penny reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vienna in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Penny #166 in 2020, Vienna #197 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Penny held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Vienna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Penny #166 in 2020, Vienna #197 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Penny #193, Vienna #241.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Penny | Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #156 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #241 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Penny and Vienna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Penny
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2009–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #156 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Vienna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #241 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls