Name Legacy

Permelia

Recorded 1880–1963 · United States

Permelia was most popular in 1918, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,404 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 551 people named Permelia.

Most popular in1918
Rank that year#3,404
Births that year20
Total since 1880551
Given to100% girls

Permelia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Permelia’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Permelia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Permelia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 551 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org