Recorded 1919–1954 Boys' name Peak 1920 24 births

Perman — boys' name

24 babies named Perman in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121950s7
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Perman was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Perman in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Perman

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Perman between 1919 and 1954, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Perman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Perman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Perman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Perman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Perman at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

24

Since 1919

36 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1919

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1954

Perman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1919

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1954192419201919 5

Perman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 50% of Perman's all-time total
1910s51920s121950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Perman?
24 babies have been named Perman since 1919. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Perman most popular?
Perman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Perman been used?
Perman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 36 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Perman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perry, Percy, Pernell, Perrin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.