Percival is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Percival is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,536 for boy births in the United States (and #3,272 across all names), given to 113 babies. Percival was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2025 (113 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | #1,536 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | #1,772 |
| 2023 | 63 | 63 | #2,267 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | #2,640 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #2,765 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 | #2,720 |
| 2019 | 38 | 38 | #3,136 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #5,056 |
| 2017 | 19 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #7,033 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,676 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | #5,657 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,440 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,694 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #6,491 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #11,820 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #13,963 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #9,528 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #11,689 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #12,736 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,210 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,010 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,484 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #10,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,970 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #8,726 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,920 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,535 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #6,098 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,193 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,983 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,854 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #7,660 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #7,026 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #5,929 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,767 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #6,315 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #4,860 |
| 1983 | 16 | — | #2,881 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #7,095 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,841 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #6,043 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,870 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,519 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,538 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,648 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,204 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,081 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,383 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,536 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #2,527 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,133 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,511 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #3,597 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,462 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #2,240 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #2,384 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,919 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,546 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #3,291 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #3,956 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,775 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,833 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #2,460 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,450 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,146 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,726 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #4,214 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #3,041 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #4,115 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,249 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,610 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,291 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,849 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #3,354 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #3,466 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #3,476 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | #3,884 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #2,845 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,561 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,208 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #2,934 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #3,037 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,827 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,956 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | #2,917 |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #2,238 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,701 |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #1,833 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #2,890 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | #2,973 |
| 1923 | 9 | — | #3,112 |
| 1922 | 25 | — | #1,538 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | #1,694 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #2,570 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,820 |
| 1918 | 18 | — | #1,884 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #2,254 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | #1,827 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,414 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,071 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,778 |
| 1912 | 16 | — | #1,212 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,337 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,063 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,354 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,266 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #914 |
| 1901 | 7 | — | #925 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,141 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | #838 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | #843 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | #891 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #782 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #933 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,118 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | #952 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,144 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #744 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #821 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | #948 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #1,010 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | #920 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #762 |
| 1880 | 7 | — | #790 |