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Penelope name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Penelope ranks #22 in female records (6,225 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Penelope becoming more popular?

Penelope's reported female count increased by 465 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #28 to #22. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Penelope. That is not a count of zero.

Penelope in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PenelopeFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.6,7340201620252016: 6,400 female records2017: 6,668 female records2018: 6,524 female records2019: 6,734 female records2020: 6,152 female records2021: 6,370 female records2022: 6,430 female records2023: 6,068 female records2024: 5,760 female records2025: 6,225 female records2016: 9 male records2017: 6 male records2018: 7 male records2020: 5 male records2021: 10 male records2022: 5 male records2024: 6 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20256,22522——
20245,76028611,984
20236,06823——
20226,43021513,832
20216,37023108,009
20206,15226513,556
20196,73422——
20186,52426710,461
20176,66824611,845
20166,4002798,640

Questions about Penelope’s popularity

How common is Penelope in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Penelope ranks #22 in female records (6,225 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Penelope?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Penelope only.

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