Recorded 1924–1963 Girls' name Peak 1924 10 births

Pernetta — girls' name

10 babies named Pernetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s5
1920s
Peak decade

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

1924
Single peak year

5 babies were named Pernetta in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pernetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Pernetta between 1924 and 1963, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pernetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pernetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pernetta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pernetta 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 10 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.

Pernetta at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

10

Since 1924

40 years of records

Peak year

1924

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1924

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1963

Pernetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1924

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1924)
5
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
5 19631924 5

Pernetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Pernetta's all-time total
1920s51960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pernetta?
10 babies have been named Pernetta since 1924. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1924 with 5 births.
When was Pernetta most popular?
Pernetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Pernetta been used?
Pernetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 40 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Pernetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perla, Persephone, Perry, Peri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1924–1963 (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.