Girl
Penelope
In Homer's Odyssey, Penelope is the wife of Odysseus, famed for her patience and cleverness during his 20-year absence. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry.
GreekGreek, disputed origin
EtymologyOften linked to "weaver" via the myth of Odysseus's wife
Births by decade
1900s
29
1910s
248
1920s
562
1930s
1,109
1940s
6,384
1950s
4,757
1960s
2,869
1970s
1,752
1980s
605
1990s
791
2000s
5,673
2010s
34,303
Peaked in the 2010s · 59,082 total U.S. births since 1900