How Many People Are Named Pennelope?
people named Pennelope are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 931,293 people in the US has this name
Based on 399 babies named Pennelope in Social Security records from 1942 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Pennelope in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pennelope alive today is about 23 years old, and 78% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pennelope first appears in the records in 1942 and was given most often in 2017, to 30 babies. In 2025, 13 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1942 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Pennelope has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,338, in 1952. In 2025 it ranked #8,232.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,232 |
| Best rank | #3,338 (1952) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,318 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pennelope alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pennelope were born in California than in any other state: about 22 of those alive today.
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