Purcell is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.
Purcell is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1985. Purcell first appears in 1915 and peaked in 1948 (13 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,596 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,436 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #7,103 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,025 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,522 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,605 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,208 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,802 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,836 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,473 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,860 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #4,020 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,181 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | #2,934 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,931 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #3,928 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,932 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,513 |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #2,822 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | #2,986 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #2,773 |
| 1957 | 11 | — | #2,606 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #4,337 |
| 1955 | 13 | — | #2,287 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | #3,087 |
| 1952 | 11 | — | #2,472 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,291 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #2,727 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #2,965 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,193 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #3,043 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,854 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,696 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,146 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,414 |
| 1940 | 6 | — | #3,383 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,578 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #3,448 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,187 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,213 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | #2,336 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,163 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,831 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,474 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | #2,495 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,097 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,317 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,331 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,203 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #2,899 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | #2,603 |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,439 |
| 1920 | 11 | — | #2,726 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,824 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,661 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | #2,902 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,690 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | #3,008 |