How Many People Are Named Purnell?
people named Purnell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 775,022 people in the US has this name
Based on 768 babies named Purnell in Social Security records from 1913 to 2010, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Purnell in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Purnell alive today is about 56 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 45 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Purnell first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1919, to 21 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2010.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2010
🏆 Rank History
Purnell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,667, in 1944.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,667 (1944) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,354 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Purnell alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Purnell were born in Maryland than in any other state: about 35 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Purnell was given about 50.8 times as often in Maryland.
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