Girls' name · since 1922
Perma
Perma has 12 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Perma sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1922.
Perma has 12 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1923.
- #52,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Perma ranks #52,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #52,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Perma's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Perma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Perma's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Perma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1923
- Peak year (1922)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Perma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Perma's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Perma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Perma by state
Where Perma concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 50.0% |
6 of 12 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Permas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Perma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Perma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.