Penelope name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 99%

Penelope name meaning:

Origin: Gaelic

Variant of Fenella: White shoulder. From Fionnghuala or Fionnuala.

Related names

Fenella , Nolana, Nuala , Penelope

Other girls names beginning with P

Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 38 out of 5581

1194 recorded births last year

Change in rank

10yrs

217
5yrs
1yr

6

Regional popularity

Ranking for this name in various UK regions

Scotland (81)

Historical popularity of Penelope

The graph below shows the popularity of the girls's name Penelope from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Penelope in 2023