girl's name
Penelopy
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 88
Penelopy is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2018, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
Penelopy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 67 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 21 |
How popular is Penelopy?
In 2023, Penelopy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Penelopy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Penelopy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Penelopy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Penelopy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Penelopy
How popular is the name Penelopy?
In 2023, Penelopy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Penelopy a girl's or a boy's name?
Penelopy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Penelopy most popular?
Penelopy peaked in 2018, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.