First Name PENELOPE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PENELOPE is ranked as the 1188th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 25,882.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 8.12 people named PENELOPE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named PENELOPE is 31,520.
  • The SSA data also shows that PENELOPE is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names PENELOPE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 25,882 +/-2.2%
  • National Rank 1,188
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 31,520
  • National Rank 1,077
  • Percentile Rank 98.84%
  • Proportion/100k 9.89

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PENELOPE is 80.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic origin, 11.9% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PENELOPE have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PENELOPE is included in the following name categories:
  • English feminine given name
  • Ancient Greek surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PENELOPE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 80.0% 63.9% 16.1%
Hispanic origin 4.5% 16.3% -11.8%
Black 11.9% 12.3% -0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PENELOPE is California where 4,293 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PENELOPE, as 20.65 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Vermont is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PENELOPE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 890 6.91 97.6% Indiana 308 4.66 95.4% Iowa 261 8.41 96.1% Kansas 148 5.09 91.2% Michigan 981 9.9 98.7% Minnesota 404 7.39 97.3% Missouri 113 3.77 91.6% Nebraska 33 1.75 79.8% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.6% Ohio 669 5.77 97.1% South Dakota 27 3.11 71.0% Wisconsin 580 10.07 97.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PENELOPE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 890 6.91 97.6%
Indiana 308 4.66 95.4%
Iowa 261 8.41 96.1%
Kansas 148 5.09 91.2%
Michigan 981 9.9 98.7%
Minnesota 404 7.39 97.3%
Missouri 113 3.77 91.6%
Nebraska 33 1.75 79.8%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.6%
Ohio 669 5.77 97.1%
South Dakota 27 3.11 71.0%
Wisconsin 580 10.07 97.6%
West State Statistics First-Names PENELOPE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 86.0% Arizona 567 8.42 95.8% California 4,293 11.06 99.1% Colorado 412 7.69 95.6% Hawaii 126 8.91 93.1% Idaho 62 3.82 84.3% Montana 47 4.6 79.9% Nevada 266 9.37 94.0% New Mexico 148 7.08 89.2% Oregon 256 6.44 93.9% Utah 116 3.94 89.1% Washington 978 13.84 98.3% Wyoming 37 6.39 75.4%

West States
State stats for the first name PENELOPE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 86.0%
Arizona 567 8.42 95.8%
California 4,293 11.06 99.1%
Colorado 412 7.69 95.6%
Hawaii 126 8.91 93.1%
Idaho 62 3.82 84.3%
Montana 47 4.6 79.9%
Nevada 266 9.37 94.0%
New Mexico 148 7.08 89.2%
Oregon 256 6.44 93.9%
Utah 116 3.94 89.1%
Washington 978 13.84 98.3%
Wyoming 37 6.39 75.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PENELOPE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 173 4.8 93.7% Maine 112 8.42 87.7% Massachusetts 328 4.87 95.0% New Hampshire 103 7.75 88.7% New Jersey 417 4.67 96.1% New York 1,850 9.37 98.9% Pennsylvania 687 5.37 97.4% Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.9% Vermont 129 20.65 92.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PENELOPE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 173 4.8 93.7%
Maine 112 8.42 87.7%
Massachusetts 328 4.87 95.0%
New Hampshire 103 7.75 88.7%
New Jersey 417 4.67 96.1%
New York 1,850 9.37 98.9%
Pennsylvania 687 5.37 97.4%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.9%
Vermont 129 20.65 92.5%
South State Statistics First-Names PENELOPE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 224 4.62 94.8% Arkansas 83 2.81 89.6% Delaware 68 7.22 93.2% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.9% Florida 2,045 10.28 99.1% Georgia 678 6.71 97.6% Kentucky 220 4.99 93.5% Louisiana 268 5.76 94.7% Maryland 475 7.94 97.3% Mississippi 113 3.77 91.6% North Carolina 970 9.75 98.4% Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.1% South Carolina 352 7.28 95.7% Tennessee 366 5.59 96.3% Texas 1,611 5.98 98.6% Virginia 681 8.18 97.4% West Virginia 82 4.42 85.2%

South States
State stats for the first name PENELOPE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 224 4.62 94.8%
Arkansas 83 2.81 89.6%
Delaware 68 7.22 93.2%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.9%
Florida 2,045 10.28 99.1%
Georgia 678 6.71 97.6%
Kentucky 220 4.99 93.5%
Louisiana 268 5.76 94.7%
Maryland 475 7.94 97.3%
Mississippi 113 3.77 91.6%
North Carolina 970 9.75 98.4%
Oklahoma 128 3.31 91.1%
South Carolina 352 7.28 95.7%
Tennessee 366 5.59 96.3%
Texas 1,611 5.98 98.6%
Virginia 681 8.18 97.4%
West Virginia 82 4.42 85.2%
 

Full Names with PENELOPE as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PENELOPE as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PENELOPE.

The most popular full name is PENELOPE Smith. 0.88% of all the people named PENELOPE have this family name.

There are 3817 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PENELOPE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PENELOPE Smith 0.88%
2 PENELOPE Brown 0.56%
3 PENELOPE Jones 0.52%
4 PENELOPE Johnson 0.50%
5 PENELOPE Williams 0.50%
6 PENELOPE Miller 0.39%
7 PENELOPE Wright 0.39%
8 PENELOPE Anderson 0.34%
9 PENELOPE Davis 0.34%
10 PENELOPE Clark 0.29%
11 PENELOPE Hall 0.25%
12 PENELOPE Allen 0.23%
13 PENELOPE Harris 0.23%
14 PENELOPE King 0.23%
15 PENELOPE Cox 0.22%
16 PENELOPE Murphy 0.22%
17 PENELOPE Taylor 0.22%
18 PENELOPE White 0.22%
19 PENELOPE Wilson 0.22%
20 PENELOPE Martin 0.20%

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