Penney vs Penelope

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

Name A

Penney

Girl name

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Name B

Penelope

Girl name · Rank #28

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Metric Penney Penelope
Current Rank Unranked #28
Total Births (all years) 1,951 103,215
Peak Year 1962 2019
Peak Year Births 113 6,733
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Penney Penelope
1880ss — 34
1890ss — 36
1900ss — 29
1910ss — 248
1920ss 5 562
1930ss 5 1,109
1940ss 249 6,383
1950ss 540 4,758
1960ss 746 2,870
1970ss 312 1,754
1980ss 67 611
1990ss — 794
2000ss — 5,677
2010ss 27 47,607
2020ss — 30,743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Penney Penelope
2014 8 5,089
2015 — 5,952
2016 — 6,397
2017 9 6,667
2018 5 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, 1925–2018.

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