Pernell
A unisex name of Old French origin, meaning little peter; a form of Pernelle.
Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Pernell by the numbers
Pernell was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 178 babies in 1964, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pernell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Parnelllittle Peter; stone; a form of Parnell8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Pernell
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