Pernell
Pernell was the 11660th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 593rd with 178 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,872 places. More babies were named Pernell in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,660 boys, down 4,729 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,312babies recorded
Pernell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 275 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,660 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,931 | 12 |
| 2010 | #5,668 | 16 |
| 2000 | #4,330 | 18 |
| 1990 | #1,900 | 41 |
| 1980 | #1,404 | 46 |
| 1970 | #1,248 | 45 |
| 1960 | #1,315 | 37 |
| 1950 | #1,604 | 22 |
| 1940 | #2,440 | 10 |
| 1930 | #2,957 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,571 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Pernell, counting every spelling?
Pernell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Pernell?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pernell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pernell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pernell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pernell?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Pernell are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 37 and 62. That makes Pernell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pernell by state
How common Pernell was among boys born in each state in 1962–1966, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (5.8×), Virginia (2.6×), Florida (2.1×), North Carolina (2.1×), Georgia (2.0×). In 32 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pernell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pernell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pernell
How popular is the name Pernell?
Pernell was the 11660th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 593rd with 178 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,872 places. More babies were named Pernell in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Pernell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Pernell in the US.
Where was Pernell most popular?
In 1962–1966, Pernell was most common in Louisiana (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and Virginia.