Pernell
Last seen for girls in 1972 at #8,292 · #10,695 for boys in 2025, 6 births
Given to boys 91.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1964 · 178 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,037since 1915
Pernell over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #10,695 | 6 | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #10,821 | 6 | |
| 2022 | — | #10,863 | 6 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #6,620 | 12 | |
| 2019 | — | #7,643 | 10 | |
| 2018 | — | #8,154 | 9 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,060 | 14 | |
| 2016 | — | #7,605 | 10 | |
| 2015 | — | #12,086 | 5 | |
| 2014 | — | #7,562 | 10 | |
| 2013 | — | #6,603 | 12 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | — | #5,433 | 16 | |
| 2010 | — | #5,478 | 16 | |
| 2009 | — | #6,095 | 14 | |
| 2008 | — | #5,249 | 17 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,661 | 15 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,888 | 25 | |
| 2005 | — | #6,634 | 11 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,138 | 12 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,114 | 20 | |
| 2002 | — | #4,703 | 16 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,842 | 21 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,204 | 18 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,704 | 20 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,597 | 20 | |
| 1997 | — | #3,455 | 20 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,878 | 12 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,444 | 31 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,618 | 28 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,509 | 29 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,981 | 40 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,632 | 51 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,870 | 41 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,567 | 51 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,090 | 30 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,655 | 41 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,476 | 46 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,371 | 50 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,320 | 50 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,448 | 43 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,415 | 45 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,602 | 37 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,391 | 46 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,570 | 37 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,570 | 36 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,490 | 38 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,333 | 44 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,280 | 45 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,026 | 64 | |
| 1973 | — | #914 | 77 | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #1,262 | 43 |
| 1971 | — | #1,441 | 35 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,238 | 45 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,198 | 43 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,034 | 51 | |
| 1967 | — | #943 | 59 | |
| 1966 | — | #794 | 84 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #624 | 148 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #592 | 178 |
| 1963 | — | #640 | 149 | |
| 1962 | — | #685 | 128 | |
| 1961 | — | #928 | 68 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,295 | 37 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,665 | 23 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,715 | 22 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,608 | 24 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,044 | 15 | |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | — | #2,376 | 11 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #1,572 | 22 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,884 | 15 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #2,436 | 12 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #2,804 | 10 |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #2,730 | 9 |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #3,392 | 6 |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five boys were named Pernell! It came in at #3,392, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Pernell is popular in 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Louisiana#289 · 1 in 2,128
- North Carolina#352 · 1 in 4,288
- Virginia#419 · 1 in 6,175
- Tennessee#452 · 1 in 7,748
- Florida#477 · 1 in 6,773
Best ever in a state: #237 in District of Columbia, 1961.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #289 | 19 | 1 in 2,128 |
| North Carolina | #352 | 12 | 1 in 4,288 |
| Virginia | #419 | 7 | 1 in 6,175 |
| Tennessee | #452 | 5 | 1 in 7,748 |
| Florida | #477 | 8 | 1 in 6,773 |
| Pennsylvania | #563 | 6 | 1 in 18,492 |
| New York | #633 | 11 | 1 in 15,891 |
| Illinois | #731 | 5 | 1 in 22,043 |
| California | #808 | 8 | 1 in 23,379 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Falling
- 4,075 spots since 2020 (#6,620 → #10,695)
- 1,391 spots since 2015 (#12,086 → #10,695)
- Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1961 (#1,295 → #928)
- Biggest drop: 170 spots in 1966 (#624 → #794)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1964 at #592 (178 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 1961–1967
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,195
- Highest: 1 in 11,195 boys born in 1964 were named Pernell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 284,679 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
- 31.1% of all boys named Pernell (945) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1943
- Mostly girls until 1942, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | #2,165 (1918) | #2,745 |
| 1920s | 96 | #1,960 (1928) | #2,927 |
| 1930s | 118 | #1,741 (1938) | #2,206 |
| 1940s | 149 | #1,501 (1949) | #1,945 |
| 1950s | 176 | #1,572 (1950) | #1,925 |
| 1960s | 945 | #592 (1964) | #873 |
| 1970s | 464 | #914 (1973) | #1,312 |
| 1980s | 439 | #1,320 (1984) | #1,534 |
| 1990s | 292 | #1,632 (1991) | #2,869 |
| 2000s | 169 | #3,842 (2001) | #5,053 |
| 2010s | 111 | #5,433 (2011) | #7,478 |
| 2020s | 30 | #6,620 (2020) | #9,750 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Pernell in 1962
boys
#685
128 births · 1 in 16,162 boys
Top boys' names in 1962
More about 1962
boys
2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 16,162 of them was named Pernell, which outranked 85.2% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).