Percy

PUR-see /ˈpɜːsi/
boy 2 syllables trending up

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.

About the name Percy

PronunciationPUR-see /ˈpɜːsi/
CultureEnglish
#9,941among girls 2025
#1,279among boys 2025
#1,323unisex rank 2025
#2,540among all names 2025
10girls 2025
154boys 2025

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How popular is Percy?

Boys named Percy 154 in 2025
188019001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Percy per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Percy 10 in 2025
188619001920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Percy per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Percy total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
2025164164#9,941#1,279
2024169169#8,830#1,260
2023124124#8,856#1,564
2022112112#1,586
20219292#17,082#1,813
20207676#13,137#2,061
20195454#11,166#2,794
20186363#2,205
20177373#1,969
20165252#18,220#2,652
20155858#2,291
20147676#16,066#2,037
20136161#2,175
20126060#2,201
20113939#2,983
20104141#2,906
20093838#3,092
20083737#3,151
20075757#2,296
20065151#2,438
20054545#2,520
20046060#2,017
20034747#2,301
20024646#2,284
20015959#1,887
20005252#1,990
19995656#1,797
19986161#1,694
199762#1,642
199661#1,609
199565#1,487
199475#1,350
199371#1,377
199295#1,133
199188#1,188
1990102#1,051
198998#1,054
1988107#927
198773#1,128
198691#963
198596#932
198498#883
1983105#857
1982114#832
1981130#768
1980124#788
1979119#797
1978146#694
1977137#729
1976138#714
1975143#697
1974147#672
1973169#612
1972177#601
1971187#612
1970175#614
1969207#8,336#554
1968186#7,866#565
1967184#6,582#561
1966200#7,332#549
1965198#7,254#552
1964207#549
1963242#5,741#521
1962257#5,706#503
1961246#508
1960279#4,686#482
1959264#482
1958280#476
1957354#5,908#418
1956325#5,790#423
1955309#418
1954369#5,597#370
1953388#3,425#357
1952451#4,386#331
1951431#4,712#332
1950418#4,639#333
1949405#4,149#337
1948420#3,808#331
1947418#5,151#337
1946351#3,912#352
1945350#3,933#322
1944357#3,984#321
1943393#314
1942388#4,028#314
1941339#317
1940336#3,439#311
1939369#3,096#291
1938356#3,766#293
1937370#2,288#287
1936366#4,057#284
1935394#3,110#277
1934390#2,402#276
1933407#3,347#265
1932446#2,108#262
1931422#3,777#270
1930441#2,660#274
1929515#2,005#250
1928494#2,915#255
1927536#2,239#249
1926511#2,139#252
1925564#1,998#241
1924570#3,329#242
1923552#2,877#242
1922609#3,327#224
1921618#2,476#220
1920614#2,698#216
1919611#2,236#209
1918587#1,945#219
1917528#2,521#217
1916537#2,462#211
1915502#2,229#214
1914457#2,821#190
1913362#3,109#189
1912342#3,333#174
1911189#2,786#173
1910203#1,898#160
1909166#1,920#158
1908151#158
1907165#2,320#146
1906141#147
1905169#129
1904125#153
1903124#151
1902167#114
1901125#1,887#138
1900206#2,165#114
1899147#1,787#118
1898155#119
1897189#1,515#98
1896163#1,546#117
1895169#1,766#109
1894173#104
1893177#100
1892149#117
1891131#111
1890140#113
1889144#110
1888151#111
1887129#1,129#110
1886128#1,079#119
188598#137
1884126#114
188387#151
1882126#116
188195#126
188094#144