Girls' name · since 1883
Pernie
Pernie has 378 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 378
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
378 girls have been named Pernie since 1883, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pernie recorded 378 times among girls since 1883, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1943.
- #13,992 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 378 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pernie ranks #13,992 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 378 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,992 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 378
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pernie's 378 recorded births place it above 80.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Pernie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pernie's full recorded timeline at 1915, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pernie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1943
- Peak year (1915)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Pernie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (115 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Pernie's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Pernie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s
1900s
61 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 115 births (30% of all-time use).
Pernie by state
Where Pernie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 30 | 7.9% |
30 of 378 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pernie's data
- Pernie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Pernies (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Pernie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1883–1943 (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 Pernie 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.