Pennylane vs Penelope

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

Name A

Pennylane

Girl name

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Name B

Penelope

Girl name · Rank #28

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Metric Pennylane Penelope
Current Rank Unranked #28
Total Births (all years) 60 103,215
Peak Year 2012 2019
Peak Year Births 7 6,733
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2008 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pennylane Penelope
1880ss — 34
1890ss — 36
1900ss — 29
1910ss — 248
1920ss — 562
1930ss — 1,109
1940ss — 6,383
1950ss — 4,758
1960ss — 2,870
1970ss — 1,754
1980ss — 611
1990ss — 794
2000ss 11 5,677
2010ss 39 47,607
2020ss 10 30,743

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pennylane Penelope
2014 — 5,089
2015 7 5,952
2016 5 6,397
2017 — 6,667
2018 5 6,523
2019 5 6,733
2020 5 6,149
2021 5 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, 2008–2021.

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