Pencie vs Penelope

Side-by-side comparison of Pencie and Penelope — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pencie

Girl name

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Name B

Penelope

Girl name · Rank #28

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Metric Pencie Penelope
Current Rank Unranked #28
Total Births (all years) 21 103,215
Peak Year 1914 2019
Peak Year Births 6 6,733
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1905 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pencie Penelope
1880ss — 34
1890ss — 36
1900ss 5 29
1910ss 6 248
1920ss 10 562
1930ss — 1,109
1940ss — 6,383
1950ss — 4,758
1960ss — 2,870
1970ss — 1,754
1980ss — 611
1990ss — 794
2000ss — 5,677
2010ss — 47,607
2020ss — 30,743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pencie Penelope
2014 — 5,089
2015 — 5,952
2016 — 6,397
2017 — 6,667
2018 — 6,523
2019 — 6,733
2020 — 6,149
2021 — 6,364
2022 — 6,424
2023 — 6,065
2024 — 5,741

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1905–1923.

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