Percy is an established boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Percy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,279 among boys (154) and #9,941 among girls (10) — overall #2,540 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 164 | 164 | #9,941 | #1,279 |
| 2024 | 169 | 169 | #8,830 | #1,260 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | #8,856 | #1,564 |
| 2022 | 112 | 112 | — | #1,586 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | #17,082 | #1,813 |
| 2020 | 76 | 76 | #13,137 | #2,061 |
| 2019 | 54 | 54 | #11,166 | #2,794 |
| 2018 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,205 |
| 2017 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,969 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #18,220 | #2,652 |
| 2015 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,291 |
| 2014 | 76 | 76 | #16,066 | #2,037 |
| 2013 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,175 |
| 2012 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,201 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,983 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,906 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,092 |
| 2008 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,151 |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,296 |
| 2006 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,438 |
| 2005 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,017 |
| 2003 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,301 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,284 |
| 2001 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,887 |
| 2000 | 52 | 52 | — | #1,990 |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | — | #1,797 |
| 1998 | 61 | 61 | — | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 62 | — | — | #1,642 |
| 1996 | 61 | — | — | #1,609 |
| 1995 | 65 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1994 | 75 | — | — | #1,350 |
| 1993 | 71 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1992 | 95 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1991 | 88 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1990 | 102 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1989 | 98 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1988 | 107 | — | — | #927 |
| 1987 | 73 | — | — | #1,128 |
| 1986 | 91 | — | — | #963 |
| 1985 | 96 | — | — | #932 |
| 1984 | 98 | — | — | #883 |
| 1983 | 105 | — | — | #857 |
| 1982 | 114 | — | — | #832 |
| 1981 | 130 | — | — | #768 |
| 1980 | 124 | — | — | #788 |
| 1979 | 119 | — | — | #797 |
| 1978 | 146 | — | — | #694 |
| 1977 | 137 | — | — | #729 |
| 1976 | 138 | — | — | #714 |
| 1975 | 143 | — | — | #697 |
| 1974 | 147 | — | — | #672 |
| 1973 | 169 | — | — | #612 |
| 1972 | 177 | — | — | #601 |
| 1971 | 187 | — | — | #612 |
| 1970 | 175 | — | — | #614 |
| 1969 | 207 | — | #8,336 | #554 |
| 1968 | 186 | — | #7,866 | #565 |
| 1967 | 184 | — | #6,582 | #561 |
| 1966 | 200 | — | #7,332 | #549 |
| 1965 | 198 | — | #7,254 | #552 |
| 1964 | 207 | — | — | #549 |
| 1963 | 242 | — | #5,741 | #521 |
| 1962 | 257 | — | #5,706 | #503 |
| 1961 | 246 | — | — | #508 |
| 1960 | 279 | — | #4,686 | #482 |
| 1959 | 264 | — | — | #482 |
| 1958 | 280 | — | — | #476 |
| 1957 | 354 | — | #5,908 | #418 |
| 1956 | 325 | — | #5,790 | #423 |
| 1955 | 309 | — | — | #418 |
| 1954 | 369 | — | #5,597 | #370 |
| 1953 | 388 | — | #3,425 | #357 |
| 1952 | 451 | — | #4,386 | #331 |
| 1951 | 431 | — | #4,712 | #332 |
| 1950 | 418 | — | #4,639 | #333 |
| 1949 | 405 | — | #4,149 | #337 |
| 1948 | 420 | — | #3,808 | #331 |
| 1947 | 418 | — | #5,151 | #337 |
| 1946 | 351 | — | #3,912 | #352 |
| 1945 | 350 | — | #3,933 | #322 |
| 1944 | 357 | — | #3,984 | #321 |
| 1943 | 393 | — | — | #314 |
| 1942 | 388 | — | #4,028 | #314 |
| 1941 | 339 | — | — | #317 |
| 1940 | 336 | — | #3,439 | #311 |
| 1939 | 369 | — | #3,096 | #291 |
| 1938 | 356 | — | #3,766 | #293 |
| 1937 | 370 | — | #2,288 | #287 |
| 1936 | 366 | — | #4,057 | #284 |
| 1935 | 394 | — | #3,110 | #277 |
| 1934 | 390 | — | #2,402 | #276 |
| 1933 | 407 | — | #3,347 | #265 |
| 1932 | 446 | — | #2,108 | #262 |
| 1931 | 422 | — | #3,777 | #270 |
| 1930 | 441 | — | #2,660 | #274 |
| 1929 | 515 | — | #2,005 | #250 |
| 1928 | 494 | — | #2,915 | #255 |
| 1927 | 536 | — | #2,239 | #249 |
| 1926 | 511 | — | #2,139 | #252 |
| 1925 | 564 | — | #1,998 | #241 |
| 1924 | 570 | — | #3,329 | #242 |
| 1923 | 552 | — | #2,877 | #242 |
| 1922 | 609 | — | #3,327 | #224 |
| 1921 | 618 | — | #2,476 | #220 |
| 1920 | 614 | — | #2,698 | #216 |
| 1919 | 611 | — | #2,236 | #209 |
| 1918 | 587 | — | #1,945 | #219 |
| 1917 | 528 | — | #2,521 | #217 |
| 1916 | 537 | — | #2,462 | #211 |
| 1915 | 502 | — | #2,229 | #214 |
| 1914 | 457 | — | #2,821 | #190 |
| 1913 | 362 | — | #3,109 | #189 |
| 1912 | 342 | — | #3,333 | #174 |
| 1911 | 189 | — | #2,786 | #173 |
| 1910 | 203 | — | #1,898 | #160 |
| 1909 | 166 | — | #1,920 | #158 |
| 1908 | 151 | — | — | #158 |
| 1907 | 165 | — | #2,320 | #146 |
| 1906 | 141 | — | — | #147 |
| 1905 | 169 | — | — | #129 |
| 1904 | 125 | — | — | #153 |
| 1903 | 124 | — | — | #151 |
| 1902 | 167 | — | — | #114 |
| 1901 | 125 | — | #1,887 | #138 |
| 1900 | 206 | — | #2,165 | #114 |
| 1899 | 147 | — | #1,787 | #118 |
| 1898 | 155 | — | — | #119 |
| 1897 | 189 | — | #1,515 | #98 |
| 1896 | 163 | — | #1,546 | #117 |
| 1895 | 169 | — | #1,766 | #109 |
| 1894 | 173 | — | — | #104 |
| 1893 | 177 | — | — | #100 |
| 1892 | 149 | — | — | #117 |
| 1891 | 131 | — | — | #111 |
| 1890 | 140 | — | — | #113 |
| 1889 | 144 | — | — | #110 |
| 1888 | 151 | — | — | #111 |
| 1887 | 129 | — | #1,129 | #110 |
| 1886 | 128 | — | #1,079 | #119 |
| 1885 | 98 | — | — | #137 |
| 1884 | 126 | — | — | #114 |
| 1883 | 87 | — | — | #151 |
| 1882 | 126 | — | — | #116 |
| 1881 | 95 | — | — | #126 |
| 1880 | 94 | — | — | #144 |