Penelope dog name
We found 738 dogs named Penelope in the public pet registers of 19 places. Combining all places, Penelope is the #259 dog name. Almost all dogs named Penelope are female.
🐱 Penelope is also a cat name (#142 for cats, 51 cats).
Penelope as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #243 of 51,228 | 284 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #133 of 34,500 | 364 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #411 of 10,500 | 19 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #159 of 8,191 | 24 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #1,457 of 4,586 | 1 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #194 of 4,375 | 10 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #943 of 4,602 | 2 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #126 of 2,906 | 9 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #255 of 2,440 | 4 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #161 of 2,588 | 6 | 2025 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #335 of 1,965 | 2 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #264 of 1,917 | 2 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
| Burlington United States | #55 of 641 | 2 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Penelope. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
675 female and 5 male dogs named Penelope, in the places that record sex.
Penelope over the years
Dogs named Penelope per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Penelope
Compared to all dogs, Penelope is especially common among French Bulldogs (2.6×), Dachshunds (2.6×), English Bulldogs (2.5×), Boston Terriers (2.5×) and Labradoodles (2.4×).
Based on 641 dogs named Penelope with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Penelope
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Penelope as a baby name
Penelope was the #22 girls' name in the US in 2025 (6,225 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #33 for girls in England and Wales, #41 for girls in Australia (New South Wales), #42 for girls in Canada (Ontario) and #43 for girls in Australia (Victoria). See Penelope as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
Dog names ranked near Penelope
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