Pernie
- Last seen for girls in 1943 at #4,196
- Peak · girls
- 1883 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 378since 1883
Pernie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Pernie has never cracked the top 900 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 |
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| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 |
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| 1936 | #3,376 | 7 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 |
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| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 |
| 1922 | #2,186 | 17 |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
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| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 |
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| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 |
| 1901 | #1,339 | 7 |
| 1900 | #1,171 | 11 |
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| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 |
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| 1893 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 |
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| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 |
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| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1883
The first year at least five girls were named Pernie! It came in at #920, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Pernie is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Pernie in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Pernie
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1943
- Biggest drop: 104 spots in 1884
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1883 at #920 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1883
Share of babies · girls
1 in 22,464
- Highest: 1 in 22,464 girls born in 1883 were named Pernie (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 232,549 girls born in 1943 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 30.4% of all girls named Pernie (115) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 21 | #920 (1883) | #1,092 |
| 1890s | 36 | #1,094 (1897) | #1,244 |
| 1900s | 61 | #1,170 (1904) | #1,502 |
| 1910s | 100 | #1,523 (1915) | #2,515 |
| 1920s | 115 | #2,048 (1921) | #2,961 |
| 1930s | 39 | #3,274 (1932) | #3,644 |
| 1940s | 6 | #4,196 (1943) | #4,196 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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