How Many People Are Named Pernell?
people named Pernell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 137,872 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,312 babies named Pernell in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
183 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Pernell, 3.3% were girls and 96.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Pernell fell from 42.5% in the 1920s to 0% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pernell alive today is about 49 years old, and 50% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 36 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pernell first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1964, to 183 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Pernell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #593, in 1964. In 2025 it ranked #11,656.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,656 |
| Best rank | #593 (1964) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #778 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pernell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pernell were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 144 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Pernell was given 7.7 times as often in Louisiana, 7.2 times in Virginia and 5.9 times in South Carolina.
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