Percy
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #1,276 for boys in 2025, 154 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1897 · 183 births
- Debut · boys
- 94 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,204since 1880
Percy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #1,276 | 154 |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | #1,256 | 157 |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | #1,558 | 112 |
| 2022 | — | #1,574 | 112 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #1,799 | 87 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #2,046 | 69 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #2,766 | 45 |
| 2018 | — | #2,189 | 63 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,958 | 73 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #2,626 | 47 |
| 2015 | — | #2,276 | 58 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #2,017 | 70 |
| 2013 | — | #2,165 | 61 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,185 | 60 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,950 | 39 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,874 | 41 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,045 | 38 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,103 | 37 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,281 | 57 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,398 | 51 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,493 | 45 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,989 | 60 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,269 | 47 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,249 | 46 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,871 | 59 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,968 | 52 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,778 | 56 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,680 | 61 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,628 | 62 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,599 | 61 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,477 | 65 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,345 | 75 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,358 | 71 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,130 | 95 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,183 | 88 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,049 | 102 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,045 | 98 | |
| 1988 | — | #924 | 107 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,123 | 73 | |
| 1986 | — | #958 | 91 | |
| 1985 | — | #927 | 96 | |
| 1984 | — | #883 | 98 | |
| 1983 | — | #856 | 105 | |
| 1982 | — | #831 | 114 | |
| 1981 | — | #767 | 130 | |
| 1980 | — | #786 | 124 | |
| 1979 | — | #794 | 119 | |
| 1978 | — | #693 | 146 | |
| 1977 | — | #728 | 137 | |
| 1976 | — | #711 | 138 | |
| 1975 | — | #692 | 143 | |
| 1974 | — | #668 | 147 | |
| 1973 | — | #611 | 169 | |
| 1972 | — | #601 | 177 | |
| 1971 | — | #611 | 187 | |
| 1970 | — | #613 | 175 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #554 | 202 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #565 | 181 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #560 | 178 |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | #549 | 195 |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #551 | 193 |
| 1964 | — | #549 | 207 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #521 | 235 |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #503 | 250 |
| 1961 | — | #507 | 246 | |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | #482 | 270 |
| 1959 | — | #482 | 264 | |
| 1958 | — | #475 | 280 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #418 | 348 |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #423 | 319 |
| 1955 | — | #417 | 309 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #370 | 363 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #357 | 376 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #331 | 443 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #332 | 424 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #333 | 411 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #337 | 397 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #331 | 411 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #337 | 412 |
| 1946 | #3,665 | 8 | #352 | 343 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #321 | 343 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | #320 | 350 |
| 1943 | — | #314 | 393 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #314 | 381 |
| 1941 | — | #316 | 339 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #311 | 328 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #291 | 360 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #293 | 349 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #287 | 356 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #284 | 360 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #277 | 385 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #276 | 377 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #265 | 399 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #262 | 430 |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #270 | 415 |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | #274 | 429 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #250 | 497 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #255 | 483 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #248 | 519 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #252 | 493 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | #241 | 544 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #242 | 560 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #242 | 540 |
| 1922 | #3,152 | 10 | #222 | 599 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #220 | 603 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #216 | 601 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | #209 | 595 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #218 | 567 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #217 | 515 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #211 | 524 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | #214 | 488 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #189 | 449 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #189 | 356 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #174 | 337 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #172 | 184 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #160 | 195 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #157 | 159 |
| 1908 | — | #158 | 151 | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | #144 | 160 |
| 1906 | — | #145 | 141 | |
| 1905 | — | #128 | 169 | |
| 1904 | — | #153 | 125 | |
| 1903 | — | #151 | 124 | |
| 1902 | — | #114 | 167 | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #138 | 120 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | #114 | 201 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #117 | 142 |
| 1898 | — | #119 | 155 | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #98 | 183 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #116 | 157 |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #109 | 164 |
| 1894 | — | #104 | 173 | |
| 1893 | — | #100 | 177 | |
| 1892 | — | #116 | 149 | |
| 1891 | — | #111 | 131 | |
| 1890 | — | #113 | 140 | |
| 1889 | — | #110 | 144 | |
| 1888 | — | #111 | 151 | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | #110 | 123 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #119 | 122 |
| 1885 | — | #137 | 98 | |
| 1884 | — | #114 | 126 | |
| 1883 | — | #148 | 87 | |
| 1882 | — | #116 | 126 | |
| 1881 | — | #124 | 95 | |
| 1880 | — | #144 | 94 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Percy was already there! It came in at #144, and was given to 94 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2008–2011, when fewer than 42 boys a year got the name.
Where Percy is popular in 1932
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#55 · 1 in 260
- Louisiana#73 · 1 in 293
- Alabama#123 · 1 in 712
- Virginia#127 · 1 in 661
- Maine#158 · 1 in 927
Best ever in a state: #27 in Mississippi, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #55 | 76 | 1 in 260 |
| Louisiana | #73 | 66 | 1 in 293 |
| Alabama | #123 | 39 | 1 in 712 |
| Virginia | #127 | 34 | 1 in 661 |
| Maine | #158 | 7 | 1 in 927 |
| North Carolina | #175 | 31 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Maryland | #207 | 5 | 1 in 2,345 |
| West Virginia | #235 | 9 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Tennessee | #251 | 11 | 1 in 2,324 |
| Florida | #254 | 6 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Missouri | #270 | 9 | 1 in 3,071 |
| Georgia | #290 | 10 | 1 in 2,919 |
| Pennsylvania | #298 | 14 | 1 in 5,262 |
| Arkansas | #306 | 7 | 1 in 2,534 |
| Texas | #309 | 26 | 1 in 2,161 |
| South Carolina | #325 | 6 | 1 in 3,152 |
| Kentucky | #370 | 7 | 1 in 3,745 |
| Illinois | #371 | 8 | 1 in 6,463 |
| California | #377 | 8 | 1 in 4,412 |
| New York | #586 | 5 | 1 in 17,718 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Percy
- 20 spots since 2024 (#1,256 → #1,276)
- 770 spots since 2020 (#2,046 → #1,276)
- 1,000 spots since 2015 (#2,276 → #1,276)
- Biggest jump: 199 spots in 1988 (#1,123 → #924)
- Biggest drop: 165 spots in 1987 (#958 → #1,123)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1897 at #98 (183 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 89 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · 1893–1897
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1880–1986
- Highest: 1 in 616 boys born in 1897 were named Percy (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,091 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 16.9% of all boys named Percy (5,439) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,166 | #110 (1889) | #123 |
| 1890s | 1,571 | #98 (1897) | #110 |
| 1900s | 1,517 | #114 (1900) | #140 |
| 1910s | 4,210 | #160 (1910) | #195 |
| 1920s | 5,439 | #216 (1920) | #239 |
| 1930s | 3,860 | #262 (1932) | #278 |
| 1940s | 3,697 | #311 (1940) | #325 |
| 1950s | 3,537 | #331 (1952) | #394 |
| 1960s | 2,157 | #482 (1960) | #534 |
| 1970s | 1,538 | #601 (1972) | #672 |
| 1980s | 1,036 | #767 (1981) | #910 |
| 1990s | 736 | #1,049 (1990) | #1,423 |
| 2000s | 492 | #1,871 (2001) | #2,367 |
| 2010s | 557 | #1,958 (2017) | #2,401 |
| 2020s | 691 | #1,256 (2024) | #1,585 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Percy in 1932
Top girls' names in 1932
Top boys' names in 1932
More about 1932
girls
1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 66,697 of them was named Percy, which outranked 60.0% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,957Wilhelmena17
- #1,957Wyona17
- #1,957Zelpha17
- #2,037Percy16
- #2,037Aggie16
- #2,037Aimee16
- #2,037Alvie16
- #2,130Afton15
- #2,130Aleene15
- #2,130Alethia15
Tied with 92 names at #2,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 2,428 of them was named Percy, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).