Penelope vs Nora
Nora leads today (#20 vs #22), and both are climbing.
145 years, head to head
Babies named Penelope and Nora per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.
Head to head
2025 rank
#22
#20
Babies named in 2025
6,225
6,380
Peak year
2019
1881
Trend
Rising since 1989
Rising since 1993
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
109,480
193,138
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