Total births
88
Girls' name · since 2012
Penelopy
Penelopy has 88 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 88
- total births
- 2012–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Penelopy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 2012.
Penelopy has 88 recorded births among girls since 2012, 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 2012 to 2023.
- 88 total births
- 2012–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
88 girls have been named Penelopy since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 88
- total births
- 2012–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Penelopy was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
11 babies were named Penelopy in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Penelopy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Penelopy splits its recorded history at 2017: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2023 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Penelopy at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2012
Penelopy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Penelopy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Penelopy's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Penelopy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Penelopy? ▼
Penelopy has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 11 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
When was Penelopy most popular? ▼
Penelopy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Penelopy been used? ▼
Penelopy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 12 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Penelopy? ▼
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.
What to do with Penelopy's data
- Penelopy's decade-level peak was the 2010s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Penelopy
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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, 2012–2023 (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. "Penelopy: Baby Name Since 2012 - 88 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/penelopy. 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 Penelopy 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.