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Girl's name · #22 in the US (2025) · Comeback
Penelope was #265 in 1944, slipped to #2704 by 1989, climbed back to #21 by 2022, and currently stands at #22. Roughly 109,000 girls have been named Penelope since 1880.
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick chose the name for their daughter, Penelope Disick, born in July 2012. US births of Penelope rose from 2,536 in 2012 to 4,292 in 2013.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#33 in England & Wales (2025) · #36 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #41 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #43 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #43 in New Zealand (2025) · #72 in Scotland (2025) · #115 in N. Ireland (2025) · #154 in Ireland (2025) · #165 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #433 in Austria (2025) · #501 in Netherlands (2025) · #502 in Switzerland (2025) and 4 more.
Among 285 notable people named Penelope:
Entertainers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress (born 1974).
About 400 girls a year are given Penny as their full name.
Similar names: Ivy · Zoe · Phoebe · Daphne · Lainey · Chloe
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