Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Penelopy is a variant of Penelope. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Penelopy is a variant of Penelope. The history of Penelope gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Penelope is associated with the faithful wife of Odysseus.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Penelopy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 88
- 0 boys · 88 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Penelopy’s family of names
Penelopy has a related form in Penelope.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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