Penelope

Girl

Popular Australian girl name · NSW BDM data 1952 to 2025

Current Rank
#41
Total Registrations
3,020
Peak Year
2021
Peak Rank
#43
First Year
1952
Years in Top 100
28

Penelope by year

Registrations of Penelope as a girl's name in New South Wales, and its rank among girls' names that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

YearRegistrationsRank
2025153#41
2024156#40
2023149#40
2022154#45
2021165#43
2020137#47
2019131#48
2018138#47
2017114#55
2016124#52
Earlier years (1952 to 2015)
YearRegistrationsRank
201596#71
201478#87
201385#81
197583#93
197484#95
197386#91
197296#98
1971101#93
1970106#84
196998#87
1968106#81
196475#100
196076#100
195889#91
195787#89
195695#80
195571#97
195287#84

Fun Facts

  • Most popular in 2021 with 165 registrations
  • Has been in the top 100 for 28 years
  • Appeared in records from 1952 to 2025
  • Currently ranked #41 with 153 registrations in the latest year