Penelope Name Popularity
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How popular is Penelope?
In 2018 the very popular name Penelope, ranked the 26th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Penelope has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 24, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2017 with 6,652 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Penelope was less than 5, most recently in 1908.
Penelope, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1911-1918, 1931-1942, 1966-1969, and 1992-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1972-1976, and 1977-1982.
Sometimes the name Penelope has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
The popularity trend for Penelope has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Penelope for their newborn has risen.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Penelope?
Penelope's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.
The name Penelope is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Penelope (Girl) | Penelope (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 6,474 | 26 | 6 | 11,713 |
| 2017 | | 6,652 | 24 | 6 | 11,821 |
| 2016 | | 6,389 | 27 | 9 | 8,624 |
| 2015 | | 5,949 | 34 | 5 | 13,499 |
| 2014 | | 5,084 | 43 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 4,289 | 56 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 2,534 | 125 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 1,871 | 168 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 1,547 | 200 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 1,296 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 919 | 359 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 794 | 410 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 649 | 482 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 513 | 559 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 424 | 645 | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | 367 | 712 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 346 | 717 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | 235 | 941 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 131 | 1,419 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 102 | 1,643 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 116 | 1,478 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 99 | 1,612 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 80 | 1,835 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | 92 | 1,622 | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 65 | 2,117 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | 54 | 2,374 | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 63 | 2,150 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 61 | 2,182 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | 60 | 2,169 | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 42 | 2,703 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 47 | 2,356 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 63 | 1,849 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 53 | 2,046 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 56 | 1,967 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | 59 | 1,826 | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 66 | 1,684 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 61 | 1,800 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 78 | 1,541 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 83 | 1,470 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 100 | 1,278 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 108 | 1,172 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 119 | 1,096 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 121 | 1,030 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 160 | 842 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 184 | 760 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 222 | 675 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 219 | 677 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 204 | 737 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 315 | 571 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 345 | 531 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 282 | 570 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 255 | 597 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 223 | 643 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 264 | 587 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 266 | 616 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 322 | 541 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 286 | 585 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 310 | 568 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 316 | 549 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 388 | 495 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 387 | 484 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 422 | 461 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 380 | 480 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 419 | 435 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 482 | 396 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 537 | 366 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 529 | 360 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 568 | 332 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 645 | 305 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 679 | 297 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 782 | 275 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 797 | 271 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 641 | 289 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 509 | 305 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 678 | 265 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 643 | 275 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 670 | 267 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 546 | 273 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 439 | 300 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 368 | 325 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 188 | 486 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 173 | 502 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 102 | 656 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 69 | 828 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 43 | 1,073 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 40 | 1,119 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 45 | 1,064 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 37 | 1,192 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 44 | 1,125 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 43 | 1,132 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 49 | 1,080 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 57 | 1,019 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 64 | 935 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 66 | 922 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 65 | 949 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 58 | 986 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 61 | 960 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 45 | 1,146 | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | 54 | 1,013 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 49 | 1,036 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 44 | 1,118 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 32 | 1,299 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 37 | 1,183 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 31 | 1,283 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 16 | 1,722 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 13 | 1,743 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 11 | 1,814 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 7 | 2,145 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 8 | 1,897 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 8 | 1,725 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 5 | 2,318 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 5 | 2,163 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 5 | 1,980 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 6 | 1,882 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 5 | 1,906 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 6 | 1,545 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 5 | 1,764 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 6 | 1,398 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 9 | 992 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 5 | 1,488 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 8 | 1,011 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 8 | 1,018 | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 7 | 974 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 6 | 902 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 5 | 917 | < 5 | -- |