Name meaning & stats
Penelope
Penelope means “duck” (Ancient Greek origin). 107,515 US babies since 1940, peak 2019.
What it means
“duck”
Ancient GreekWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2019
107,515 US babies were named Penelope between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Penelope (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Penelope is the main spelling
- Penelope 100%
- Pennelope <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2019)