Recorded 2012–2023 Girls' name Peak 2018 88 births

Penelopy — girls' name

88 babies named Penelopy in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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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.

What the Data Says About Penelopy

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Penelopy between 2012 and 2023, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Penelopy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Penelopy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Penelopy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Penelopy 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 88 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.

Penelopy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

88

Since 2012

12 years of records

Peak year

2018

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2012

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2023

Penelopy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2012

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
11
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 20232022202120192018201720162015201420132012 6

Penelopy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
67 births that decade — 76% of Penelopy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Penelopy?
88 babies have been named Penelopy since 2012. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 11 births.
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.

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, 2012–2023 (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.