Penelope is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #22 in 2025.
Penelope is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #22 for girl births in the United States (and #67 across all names), given to 6,225 babies — 6,233 including U.S. territories. Penelope was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2019 (6,734 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,225 | 6,233 | #22 | — |
| 2024 | 5,766 | 5,777 | #28 | #11,984 |
| 2023 | 6,068 | 6,074 | #23 | — |
| 2022 | 6,435 | 6,445 | #21 | #13,832 |
| 2021 | 6,380 | 6,393 | #23 | #8,009 |
| 2020 | 6,157 | 6,166 | #26 | #13,556 |
| 2019 | 6,734 | 6,746 | #22 | — |
| 2018 | 6,531 | 6,550 | #26 | #10,461 |
| 2017 | 6,674 | 6,686 | #24 | #11,845 |
| 2016 | 6,409 | 6,430 | #27 | #8,640 |
| 2015 | 5,958 | 5,971 | #34 | #13,531 |
| 2014 | 5,089 | 5,111 | #43 | — |
| 2013 | 4,292 | 4,309 | #56 | — |
| 2012 | 2,536 | 2,541 | #125 | — |
| 2011 | 1,871 | 1,878 | #168 | — |
| 2010 | 1,547 | 1,547 | #200 | — |
| 2009 | 1,297 | 1,309 | #253 | — |
| 2008 | 919 | 925 | #359 | — |
| 2007 | 796 | 803 | #411 | — |
| 2006 | 649 | 655 | #482 | — |
| 2005 | 513 | 519 | #561 | — |
| 2004 | 424 | 424 | #646 | — |
| 2003 | 367 | 367 | #712 | — |
| 2002 | 346 | 353 | #717 | — |
| 2001 | 235 | 240 | #943 | — |
| 2000 | 131 | 131 | #1,419 | — |
| 1999 | 102 | 102 | #1,643 | — |
| 1998 | 117 | 117 | #1,466 | — |
| 1997 | 100 | — | #1,601 | — |
| 1996 | 80 | — | #1,835 | — |
| 1995 | 94 | — | #1,604 | — |
| 1994 | 65 | — | #2,117 | — |
| 1993 | 54 | — | #2,376 | — |
| 1992 | 63 | — | #2,152 | — |
| 1991 | 61 | — | #2,182 | — |
| 1990 | 59 | — | #2,194 | — |
| 1989 | 42 | — | #2,704 | — |
| 1988 | 47 | — | #2,356 | — |
| 1987 | 63 | — | #1,851 | — |
| 1986 | 54 | — | #2,017 | — |
| 1985 | 55 | — | #1,992 | — |
| 1984 | 58 | — | #1,859 | — |
| 1983 | 67 | — | #1,658 | — |
| 1982 | 62 | — | #1,779 | — |
| 1981 | 78 | — | #1,542 | — |
| 1980 | 83 | — | #1,470 | — |
| 1979 | 100 | — | #1,278 | — |
| 1978 | 108 | — | #1,172 | — |
| 1977 | 119 | — | #1,096 | — |
| 1976 | 120 | — | #1,034 | — |
| 1975 | 159 | — | #844 | — |
| 1974 | 184 | — | #760 | — |
| 1973 | 221 | — | #677 | — |
| 1972 | 219 | — | #677 | — |
| 1971 | 205 | — | #734 | — |
| 1970 | 315 | — | #571 | — |
| 1969 | 345 | — | #531 | — |
| 1968 | 282 | — | #570 | — |
| 1967 | 255 | — | #597 | — |
| 1966 | 223 | — | #643 | — |
| 1965 | 266 | — | #585 | — |
| 1964 | 266 | — | #616 | — |
| 1963 | 322 | — | #540 | — |
| 1962 | 286 | — | #586 | — |
| 1961 | 310 | — | #567 | — |
| 1960 | 316 | — | #549 | — |
| 1959 | 388 | — | #495 | — |
| 1958 | 387 | — | #485 | — |
| 1957 | 422 | — | #460 | — |
| 1956 | 380 | — | #479 | — |
| 1955 | 419 | — | #436 | — |
| 1954 | 482 | — | #396 | — |
| 1953 | 537 | — | #366 | — |
| 1952 | 529 | — | #360 | — |
| 1951 | 568 | — | #332 | — |
| 1950 | 646 | — | #305 | — |
| 1949 | 679 | — | #297 | — |
| 1948 | 782 | — | #275 | — |
| 1947 | 796 | — | #272 | — |
| 1946 | 641 | — | #289 | — |
| 1945 | 509 | — | #305 | — |
| 1944 | 678 | — | #265 | — |
| 1943 | 643 | — | #276 | — |
| 1942 | 670 | — | #267 | — |
| 1941 | 546 | — | #273 | — |
| 1940 | 439 | — | #300 | — |
| 1939 | 368 | — | #326 | — |
| 1938 | 188 | — | #486 | — |
| 1937 | 173 | — | #502 | — |
| 1936 | 102 | — | #656 | — |
| 1935 | 69 | — | #830 | — |
| 1934 | 43 | — | #1,074 | — |
| 1933 | 40 | — | #1,119 | — |
| 1932 | 45 | — | #1,065 | — |
| 1931 | 37 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1930 | 44 | — | #1,124 | — |
| 1929 | 43 | — | #1,132 | — |
| 1928 | 49 | — | #1,080 | — |
| 1927 | 57 | — | #1,019 | — |
| 1926 | 64 | — | #935 | — |
| 1925 | 66 | — | #922 | — |
| 1924 | 65 | — | #949 | — |
| 1923 | 58 | — | #986 | — |
| 1922 | 61 | — | #959 | — |
| 1921 | 45 | — | #1,146 | — |
| 1920 | 54 | — | #1,013 | — |
| 1919 | 49 | — | #1,036 | — |
| 1918 | 44 | — | #1,118 | — |
| 1917 | 32 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1916 | 37 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1915 | 31 | — | #1,283 | — |
| 1914 | 16 | — | #1,722 | — |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,743 | — |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,814 | — |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #2,145 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,897 | — |
| 1909 | 8 | — | #1,725 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,318 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,163 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,980 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,882 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,906 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,545 | — |
| 1895 | 5 | — | #1,764 | — |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #1,398 | — |
| 1891 | 9 | — | #992 | — |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,488 | — |
| 1889 | 8 | — | #1,011 | — |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1886 | 7 | — | #974 | — |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #902 | — |
| 1880 | 5 | — | #917 | — |