Pénélope

Meaning and origin of Pénélope

Popularity of Pénélope in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2013.
• Over recent years, Pénélope has been stable (−2.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Pénélope every 34 schools.

Pénélope in English-speaking countries

Pénélope ranks 25^th in United States, 36^th in England and Wales and 41^st in Ontario (Canada), against 579^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  48^th girls’ name215 babies in 3 years1 girl in 195+3.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  36^th girls’ name3,463 babies in 3 years1 girl in 222+3.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  44^th girls’ name173 babies in 3 years1 girl in 229+1.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  25^th girls’ name18,053 babies in 3 years1 girl in 268−0.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  41^st girls’ name555 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2780% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  79^th girls’ name159 babies in 3 years1 girl in 342+5.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  120^th girls’ name54 babies in 3 years1 girl in 417

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  154^th girls’ name93 babies in 3 years1 girl in 697+0.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Pénélope, Penelope and Penélope are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Penelope20
• Penélopeabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Pénélope

• Philippa
• Philippine
• Thalya
• Mélodie
• Rania
• Lydia
• Angela
• Bérénice
• Calypso
• Alyssa
• Irina
• Délia

See also

• →French names of Greek origin