Pernell

Girl · recorded 1915–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1933best year

Most popular in 1933.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Pernell.

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

071419151929194419581972

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 36 recorded years as a table
Pernell, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19156
19167
19187
19198
19215
19226
19235
192410
192510
19265
19275
19286
19298
19308
19317
19327
193314
19347
19357
19369
19375
19388
19396
19409
19415
19427
19438
19444
19454
19485
19493
19507
19533
19643
19653
19723

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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
5
Rank in 1972
#8,292
How rare
1 in 304,248 girls
Since 1915
275

Pernell was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1933, at 14 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Pernell doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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