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Penelope

Girl

Origin of the name

Penelope is the name of the faithful wife of Odysseus in the Odyssey, who undid her weaving every night to keep her suitors waiting.

Comeback name

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2019 was its best year: 6,734 births, or 1 baby in 516. Almost forgotten around 1903, with about 0 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 22. 43% of all babies named Penelope since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
109,480births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 22rank at its peak, in 2019

Where babies named Penelope are born

2019

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The darker the blue, the more common Penelope is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Penelope is most common in Nevada (2.5 times), Arizona (2) and Alaska (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

Layla · Gianna · Camila · Aria · Cora · Scarlett

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