Penelope

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French
Penelope first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 1,206 babies (rank #32 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,133 girls (rank #36). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Penelope

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Penelope yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

13,109
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
1,206
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199646#545
199731#762
199832#733
199930#769
200035#697
200130#812
200233#778
200350#592
200455#569
200559#563
200646#693
200772#517
200899#430
2009135#329
2010181#273
2011191#257
2012240#209
2013411#130
2014575#101
2015832#69
2016972#63
20171,020#55
20181,068#48
20191,157#41
20201,020#44
20211,194#38
20221,206#32
20231,156#33
20241,133#36