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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 109 recorded years as a table

Pernell, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	7
1916	10
1917	11
1918	14
1919	9
1920	11
1921	9
1922	8
1923	6
1924	6
1925	6
1926	11
1927	6
1928	14
1929	8
1930	8
1931	10
1932	15
1933	11
1934	11
1935	10
1936	13
1937	11
1938	14
1939	9
1940	9
1941	11
1942	7
1943	11
1944	12
1945	8
1946	9
1947	9
1948	9
1949	14
1950	12
1951	8
1952	6
1953	7
1954	7
1955	9
1956	11
1957	10
1958	6
1959	11
1960	17
1961	32
1962	62
1963	73
1964	89
1965	80
1966	47
1967	34
1968	29
1969	24
1970	24
1971	20
1972	27
1973	49
1974	41
1975	29
1976	28
1977	23
1978	22
1979	21
1980	26
1981	21
1982	25
1983	24
1984	28
1985	27
1986	25
1987	22
1988	16
1989	25
1990	20
1991	25
1992	20
1993	15
1994	14
1995	16
1996	6
1997	11
1998	10
1999	10
2000	9
2001	11
2002	8
2003	10
2004	6
2005	6
2006	12
2007	7
2008	8
2009	7
2010	8
2011	8
2012	5
2013	6
2014	5
2015	3
2016	5
2017	8
2018	5
2019	6
2020	7
2022	3
2023	4
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Pernell isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1915: 3,037

Most popular in 1964, at 89 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 35% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.