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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 6,225 female babies that were named Penelope in the US, which was 0.39% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Penelope peaked as a female baby name in the US in 2019 with a count of 6,734 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 2025.

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

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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	58	0.00
1985	55	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	100	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	5953	0.33
2016	6400	0.36
2017	6668	0.39
2018	6524	0.38
2019	6734	0.40
2020	6152	0.38
2021	6370	0.39
2022	6430	0.39
2023	6068	0.38
2024	5760	0.36
2025	6225	0.39