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Girl name Greek origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Penelope

puh-NEL-uh-pee · 8 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
Weaver
Language
Greek
Culture
Ancient Greek
Religion
Multiple
Style era
vintage
Themes
mythological · literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#28
2024 births5,741
Peak year2019
First appeared1880
Total US births103,215
2019 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PennyPoppyNell
Alternate spellings
Penelopy
In other languages
Penélope (Spanish)Pénélope (French)

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