How Many People Are Named Penelope?
people named Penelope are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,309 people in the US has this name
Based on 109,533 babies named Penelope in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,734 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of PENELOPE.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Penelope in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Penelope alive today is about 15 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Penelope first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2019, to 6,734 babies. In 2025, 6,225 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Penelope never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #21, in 2022, and it was in the top 100 for 13 years, 2013 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #22.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #22 |
| Best rank | #21 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | 13 (2013 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #44 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Penelope alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Penelope were born in California than in any other state: about 15,637 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Penelope was given 1.8 times as often in Alaska, 1.6 times in Maine and 1.5 times in Oregon.
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