Penellope is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #10656 in 2016 with 10 recorded births. This places Penellope in the bottom 44% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2017 with 16 births ranking #7351. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 177,149 girls born was named Penellope. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.