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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

See similar for each US state.

Search for another Female Name:

In 2024, there were 5,741 female babies that were named Penelope in the US, which was 0.36% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Penelope peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2019 with a count of 6,733 babies, which was 0.40% of the total female babies born in the US in 2019.

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

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

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

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

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

Items per page:

0 of 0

Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	83	0.01
1981	78	0.01
1982	62	0.00
1983	67	0.00
1984	59	0.00
1985	56	0.00
1986	54	0.00
1987	63	0.00
1988	47	0.00
1989	42	0.00
1990	59	0.00
1991	61	0.00
1992	63	0.00
1993	54	0.00
1994	65	0.00
1995	94	0.01
1996	80	0.01
1997	99	0.01
1998	117	0.01
1999	102	0.01
2000	131	0.01
2001	235	0.01
2002	346	0.02
2003	367	0.02
2004	424	0.02
2005	513	0.03
2006	649	0.03
2007	796	0.04
2008	919	0.05
2009	1297	0.07
2010	1547	0.09
2011	1871	0.11
2012	2536	0.14
2013	4292	0.25
2014	5089	0.28
2015	5952	0.33
2016	6397	0.36
2017	6667	0.39
2018	6523	0.38
2019	6733	0.40
2020	6149	0.38
2021	6364	0.39
2022	6424	0.39
2023	6065	0.38
2024	5741	0.36