Names / Girl names
Penelope
Current rank
#22
holding steady
All-time peak
#21
in 2022
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
109,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #21 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Penelope makes its debut in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. It peaked in 2022 at #21. Today it sits at #22 and is holding steady. Across all years, more than 109,500 children have been named this.