Trend of the Popularity of Penelope as a Female Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 779 female babies that were named Penelope in California, which was 0.47% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Penelope peaked as a female baby name in California in 2019 with a count of 1,111 babies, which was 0.60% of the total female babies born in California in 2019.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in California that were named Penelope, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in California that were named Penelope.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Penelope in California

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Penelope in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Penelope from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Penelope as a Female Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	8	0.01
1981	8	0.00
1982	17	0.01
1983	7	0.00
1984	9	0.01
1985	10	0.01
1986	6	0.00
1987	8	0.00
1988	10	0.00
1989	6	0.00
1990	13	0.01
1991	16	0.01
1992	13	0.01
1993	14	0.01
1994	15	0.01
1995	15	0.01
1996	15	0.01
1997	27	0.01
1998	24	0.01
1999	19	0.01
2000	34	0.02
2001	40	0.02
2002	67	0.03
2003	75	0.03
2004	80	0.04
2005	87	0.04
2006	128	0.06
2007	151	0.06
2008	151	0.07
2009	217	0.10
2010	254	0.12
2011	324	0.16
2012	366	0.18
2013	719	0.35
2014	859	0.41
2015	990	0.48
2016	1056	0.52
2017	1089	0.56
2018	1077	0.57
2019	1111	0.60
2020	971	0.56
2021	910	0.52
2022	1003	0.58
2023	887	0.54
2024	779	0.47