Penelope

Given to 109,533 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#22

recorded as girls

6 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

6,225

girls 6,225

Peak year

2019

6,734 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

109,533

since 1880

Born a Penelope? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Penelope was most popular in 2019, when 6,734 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,225 babies were named Penelope, ranking #22 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	6,225	22	<5	—
2024	5,760	28	6	10938
2023	6,068	23	<5	—
2022	6,430	21	5	12330
2021	6,370	23	10	7587
2020	6,152	26	5	12022
2019	6,734	22	<5	—
2018	6,524	26	7	9670
2017	6,668	24	6	10775
2016	6,400	27	9	8146
2015	5,953	34	5	12086
2014	5,089	43	<5	—
2013	4,292	56	<5	—
2012	2,536	125	<5	—
2011	1,871	168	<5	—
2010	1,547	200	<5	—
2009	1,297	253	<5	—
2008	919	359	<5	—
2007	796	409	<5	—
2006	649	482	<5	—
2005	513	558	<5	—
2004	424	646	<5	—
2003	367	712	<5	—
2002	346	716	<5	—
2001	235	940	<5	—
2000	131	1412	<5	—
1999	102	1636	<5	—
1998	117	1458	<5	—
1997	100	1595	<5	—
1996	80	1826	<5	—
1995	94	1598	<5	—
1994	65	2102	<5	—
1993	54	2351	<5	—
1992	63	2128	<5	—
1991	61	2163	<5	—
1990	59	2174	<5	—
1989	42	2658	<5	—
1988	47	2330	<5	—
1987	63	1838	<5	—
1986	54	2003	<5	—
1985	55	1975	<5	—
1984	58	1837	<5	—
1983	67	1644	<5	—
1982	62	1769	<5	—
1981	78	1528	<5	—
1980	83	1460	<5	—
1979	100	1270	<5	—
1978	108	1169	<5	—
1977	119	1088	<5	—
1976	120	1032	<5	—
1975	159	842	<5	—
1974	184	759	<5	—
1973	221	675	<5	—
1972	219	676	<5	—
1971	205	733	<5	—
1970	315	571	<5	—
1969	345	531	<5	—
1968	282	569	<5	—
1967	255	596	<5	—
1966	223	641	<5	—
1965	266	584	<5	—
1964	266	614	<5	—
1963	322	540	<5	—
1962	286	584	<5	—
1961	310	567	<5	—
1960	316	547	<5	—
1959	388	495	<5	—
1958	387	484	<5	—
1957	422	460	<5	—
1956	380	479	<5	—
1955	419	435	<5	—
1954	482	395	<5	—
1953	537	366	<5	—
1952	529	360	<5	—
1951	568	332	<5	—
1950	646	305	<5	—
1949	679	297	<5	—
1948	782	275	<5	—
1947	796	271	<5	—
1946	641	289	<5	—
1945	509	304	<5	—
1944	678	265	<5	—
1943	643	275	<5	—
1942	670	267	<5	—
1941	546	273	<5	—
1940	439	300	<5	—
1939	368	325	<5	—
1938	188	486	<5	—
1937	173	501	<5	—
1936	102	652	<5	—
1935	69	823	<5	—
1934	43	1062	<5	—
1933	40	1102	<5	—
1932	45	1056	<5	—
1931	37	1175	<5	—
1930	44	1117	<5	—
1929	43	1119	<5	—
1928	49	1069	<5	—
1927	57	1010	<5	—
1926	64	931	<5	—
1925	66	913	<5	—
1924	65	941	<5	—
1923	58	976	<5	—
1922	61	949	<5	—
1921	45	1136	<5	—
1920	54	1005	<5	—
1919	49	1026	<5	—
1918	44	1102	<5	—
1917	32	1281	<5	—
1916	37	1167	<5	—
1915	31	1258	<5	—
1914	16	1665	<5	—
1913	13	1670	<5	—
1912	11	1719	<5	—
1911	7	1956	<5	—
1910	8	1773	<5	—
1909	8	1607	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	5	2061	<5	—
1906	5	1951	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	5	1793	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	6	1723	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	5	1700	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	6	1416	<5	—
1895	5	1592	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	6	1277	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	9	943	<5	—
1890	5	1338	<5	—
1889	8	950	<5	—
1888	8	959	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	7	897	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	6	817	<5	—
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	5	836	<5	—