Percy
A Norman aristocratic surname taken from Perci, a place name in Normandy. It has also served as a short form of Percival.
Percy in 2025
Percy was given to 164 babies in the United States in 2025 — 154 boys and 10 girls, making it the 2,540th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 20,216 babies born.
The history of Percy
Percy reached its highest point in 1921, when 618 babies were given the name, ranking 484th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 256th, in 1882.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 32,840 babies have been named Percy. Half of them were born before 1935, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Percy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Percy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,178 | 256 |
| 1890s | 1,593 | 295 |
| 1900s | 1,539 | 334 |
| 1910s | 4,318 | 420 |
| 1920s | 5,583 | 474 |
| 1930s | 3,961 | 555 |
| 1940s | 3,757 | 656 |
| 1950s | 3,589 | 715 |
| 1960s | 2,206 | 1,056 |
| 1970s | 1,538 | 1,352 |
| 1980s | 1,036 | 1,801 |
| 1990s | 736 | 2,514 |
| 2000s | 492 | 4,408 |
| 2010s | 577 | 4,255 |
| 2020s | 737 | 2,526 |
Where Percy is heading
Percy has risen 183% over the past decade, from 58 babies in 2015 to 164 in 2025.
Names like Percy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Percy.