Is Pernell a boy or girl name?
Pernell was mostly a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 8.3% of the 3,306 US babies named Pernell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Pernell since 1915
- 3,306
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 183 babies
Boys and girls named Pernell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | 30 | 38.5% |
| 1920s | 96 | 71 | 42.5% |
| 1930s | 118 | 81 | 40.7% |
| 1940s | 149 | 60 | 28.7% |
| 1950s | 176 | 18 | 9.3% |
| 1960s | 945 | 10 | 1% |
| 1970s | 464 | 5 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 439 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 292 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,893 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,946 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,926 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,054 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,649 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,256 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #8,011 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,530 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,976 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,918 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,693 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,606 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,668 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,343 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,426 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,845 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,967 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,993 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,417 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,233 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,857 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,330 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,802 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,676 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,106 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,484 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,665 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 40 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,675 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 45 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 45 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 64 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 77 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,280 | 5 | #9,212 |
| 1971 | 35 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 45 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 51 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 59 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 84 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 148 | #624 | 5 | #7,254 |
| 1964 | 178 | #593 | 5 | #7,524 |
| 1963 | 149 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 128 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 68 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,261 | 6 | #5,509 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,604 | 12 | #3,187 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,537 | 5 | #5,847 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,928 | 8 | #4,127 |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,933 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,216 | 5 | #5,086 |
| 1944 | 17 | #1,722 | 5 | #5,087 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,971 | 11 | #2,992 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,490 | 10 | #3,153 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,975 | 6 | #4,318 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,440 | 10 | #2,911 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,410 | 7 | #3,713 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,799 | 9 | #3,129 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,171 | 5 | #4,780 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,042 | 9 | #3,048 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,497 | 7 | #3,676 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,363 | 7 | #3,721 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,333 | 14 | #2,254 |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,903 | 7 | #3,836 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,604 | 7 | #3,778 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,957 | 9 | #3,271 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,918 | 9 | #3,338 |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,030 | 7 | #4,099 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,702 | 6 | #4,695 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,530 | 6 | #4,719 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,655 | 12 | #2,902 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,771 | 12 | #2,937 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,733 | 6 | #4,853 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,187 | 7 | #4,354 |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,934 | 6 | #4,971 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,571 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,063 | 9 | #3,405 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,239 | 8 | #3,786 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,881 | 7 | #3,848 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,730 | 6 | #4,161 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pernell reached #593 in 1964. As a girl name, it reached #2,254 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.