Total births
11
Girls' name · since 2014
Penelopea
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Penelopea, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 2014–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Penelopea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 2014.
Penelopea has 11 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2016.
- 11 total births
- 2014–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Penelopea since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 11
- total births
- 2014–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Penelopea was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
6 babies were named Penelopea in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
Penelopea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Penelopea's full recorded timeline at 2016, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Penelopea at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2014
Penelopea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Penelopea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Penelopea's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Penelopea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Penelopea? ▼
11 babies have been named Penelopea since 2014. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Penelopea most popular? ▼
Penelopea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Penelopea been used? ▼
Records for Penelopea go back to 2014, giving 3 years of history through 2016.
What names are similar to Penelopea? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Penelope, Penny, Pennie, Penni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2014–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Penelopea: Baby Name Since 2014 - 11 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/penelopea. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Penelopea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.