Pernell is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1964 and has since faded.
Pernell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,660 for boy births in the United States (and #24,070 across all names), given to 6 babies. Pernell was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1964 (178 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,660 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,902 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,953 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,931 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,058 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,651 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,256 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,013 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,532 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,977 |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,920 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,695 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,606 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,668 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,344 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,427 |
| 2007 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,845 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,967 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,993 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,416 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,233 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,857 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,944 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,330 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,802 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,676 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | — | #3,553 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,106 |
| 1995 | 31 | — | — | #2,484 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | — | #2,665 |
| 1993 | 29 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1992 | 40 | — | — | #1,993 |
| 1991 | 51 | — | — | #1,646 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | — | #1,900 |
| 1989 | 51 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | — | #2,124 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1986 | 46 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1985 | 50 | — | — | #1,383 |
| 1984 | 50 | — | — | #1,344 |
| 1983 | 43 | — | — | #1,464 |
| 1982 | 45 | — | — | #1,435 |
| 1981 | 37 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1980 | 46 | — | — | #1,404 |
| 1979 | 37 | — | — | #1,588 |
| 1978 | 36 | — | — | #1,590 |
| 1977 | 38 | — | — | #1,504 |
| 1976 | 44 | — | — | #1,343 |
| 1975 | 45 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1974 | 64 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1973 | 77 | — | — | #922 |
| 1972 | 48 | — | #9,212 | #1,280 |
| 1971 | 35 | — | — | #1,456 |
| 1970 | 45 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1969 | 43 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1968 | 51 | — | — | #1,043 |
| 1967 | 59 | — | — | #947 |
| 1966 | 84 | — | — | #799 |
| 1965 | 153 | — | #7,255 | #624 |
| 1964 | 183 | — | #7,523 | #593 |
| 1963 | 149 | — | — | #645 |
| 1962 | 128 | — | — | #687 |
| 1961 | 68 | — | — | #931 |
| 1960 | 37 | — | — | #1,315 |
| 1959 | 23 | — | — | #1,699 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | — | #2,342 |
| 1957 | 22 | — | — | #1,743 |
| 1956 | 24 | — | — | #1,635 |
| 1955 | 18 | — | — | #1,891 |
| 1954 | 15 | — | — | #2,096 |
| 1953 | 19 | — | #5,509 | #2,262 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | — | #2,470 |
| 1951 | 15 | — | — | #2,028 |
| 1950 | 34 | — | #3,187 | #1,604 |
| 1949 | 29 | — | #5,846 | #1,537 |
| 1948 | 24 | — | #4,129 | #1,928 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | — | #1,897 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #5,085 | #2,216 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | #5,087 | #1,722 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | #2,992 | #1,971 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | #3,153 | #2,490 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | #4,318 | #1,975 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | #2,911 | #2,440 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #3,713 | #2,410 |
| 1938 | 25 | — | #3,129 | #1,799 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #4,780 | #2,170 |
| 1936 | 22 | — | #3,048 | #2,042 |
| 1935 | 17 | — | #3,676 | #2,497 |
| 1934 | 18 | — | #3,721 | #2,363 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | #2,254 | #2,333 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | #3,836 | #1,903 |
| 1931 | 17 | — | #3,778 | #2,604 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #3,271 | #2,957 |
| 1929 | 18 | — | #3,338 | #2,918 |
| 1928 | 23 | — | #4,099 | #2,030 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #4,695 | #3,702 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | #4,719 | #2,530 |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #2,902 | #3,655 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #2,937 | #3,771 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #4,853 | #3,733 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | #4,355 | #3,187 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #4,971 | #2,934 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | — | #2,571 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | #3,405 | #3,063 |
| 1918 | 22 | — | #3,786 | #2,239 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | — | #2,686 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #3,848 | #2,881 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | #4,161 | #3,730 |