Penelope

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Penelope is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 103,268 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 103,215 as girls and 53 as boys. Penelope gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 2019 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,747
2023 6,065
2022 6,429
2021 6,374
2020 6,154
2019 6,733
2018 6,530
2017 6,673
2016 6,406
2015 5,957
2014 5,089
2013 4,292
2012 2,536
2011 1,871
2010 1,547
2009 1,297
2008 919
2007 796
2006 649
2005 513
2004 424
2003 367
2002 346
2001 235
2000 131
1999 102
1998 117
1997 99
1996 80
1995 94
1994 65
1993 54
1992 63
1991 61
1990 59
1989 42
1988 47
1987 63
1986 54
1985 56
1984 59
1983 67
1982 62
1981 78
1980 83
1979 101
1978 108
1977 119
1976 121
1975 160
1974 184
1973 222
1972 219
1971 205
1970 315
1969 345
1968 282
1967 255
1966 223
1965 265
1964 266
1963 322
1962 286
1961 310
1960 316
1959 388
1958 387
1957 422
1956 380
1955 419
1954 482
1953 537
1952 529
1951 568
1950 646
1949 679
1948 782
1947 796
1946 641
1945 509
1944 678
1943 643
1942 670
1941 546
1940 439
1939 368
1938 188
1937 173
1936 102
1935 69
1934 43
1933 40
1932 45
1931 37
1930 44
1929 43
1928 49
1927 57
1926 64
1925 66
1924 65
1923 58
1922 61
1921 45
1920 54
1919 49
1918 44
1917 32
1916 37
1915 31
1914 16
1913 13
1912 11
1911 7
1910 8
1909 8
1907 5
1906 5
1902 5
1900 6
1898 5
1896 6
1895 5
1893 6
1891 9
1890 5
1889 8
1888 8
1886 7
1883 6
1880 5