US rank #8824 Girls' name Peak 2017 134 births

Penelopi — #8824 US girls' name

134 babies named Penelopi in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s872020s47
#8824
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 50% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Penelopi was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

17 babies were named Penelopi in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Penelopi

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Penelopi between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Penelopi currently holds the #8824 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Penelopi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Penelopi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Penelopi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Penelopi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 134 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Penelopi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

134

Since 2011

14 years of records

Peak year

2017

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,824

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2011

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2024

Penelopi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2011

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
17
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201420122011 8

Penelopi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
87 births that decade — 65% of Penelopi's all-time total
2010s872020s47

Penelopi by state

Where Penelopi concentrates geographically — total births since 2011

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Penelopi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 3.7%
Florida share of Penelopi's total US births 3.7%

5 of 134 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Penelopi?
134 babies have been named Penelopi since 2011. It currently ranks #8824 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 17 births.
When was Penelopi most popular?
Penelopi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Penelopi most popular?
The top states for the name Penelopi are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Penelopi been used?
Penelopi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Penelopi?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2011–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.