Percy

Given to 32,840 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +143% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#9457
recorded as girls
#1276
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
164
girls 10 · boys 154
Peak year
1897
183 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
32,840
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Percy was most popular in 1897, when 183 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 154 babies were named Percy, ranking #1276 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 143%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1897 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Percy was most popular in 1897, when 183 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 154 babies were named Percy, ranking #1276 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 143%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1897

Percy was most popular in 1897, when 183 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 154 babies were named Percy, ranking #1276 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 143%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 10 9457 154 1276
2024 12 8443 157 1256
2023 12 8486 112 1558
2022 <5 — 112 1574
2021 5 15251 87 1799
2020 7 12142 69 2046
2019 9 10473 45 2766
2018 <5 — 63 2189
2017 <5 — 73 1958
2016 5 16215 47 2626
2015 <5 — 58 2276
2014 6 14558 70 2017
2013 <5 — 61 2165
2012 <5 — 60 2185
2011 <5 — 39 2950
2010 <5 — 41 2874
2009 <5 — 38 3045
2008 <5 — 37 3103
2007 <5 — 57 2281
2006 <5 — 51 2398
2005 <5 — 45 2493
2004 <5 — 60 1989
2003 <5 — 47 2269
2002 <5 — 46 2249
2001 <5 — 59 1871
2000 <5 — 52 1968
1999 <5 — 56 1778
1998 <5 — 61 1680
1997 <5 — 62 1628
1996 <5 — 61 1599
1995 <5 — 65 1477
1994 <5 — 75 1345
1993 <5 — 71 1358
1992 <5 — 95 1130
1991 <5 — 88 1183
1990 <5 — 102 1049
1989 <5 — 98 1045
1988 <5 — 107 924
1987 <5 — 73 1123
1986 <5 — 91 958
1985 <5 — 96 927
1984 <5 — 98 883
1983 <5 — 105 856
1982 <5 — 114 831
1981 <5 — 130 767
1980 <5 — 124 786
1979 <5 — 119 794
1978 <5 — 146 693
1977 <5 — 137 728
1976 <5 — 138 711
1975 <5 — 143 692
1974 <5 — 147 668
1973 <5 — 169 611
1972 <5 — 177 601
1971 <5 — 187 611
1970 <5 — 175 613
1969 5 7471 202 554
1968 5 7016 181 565
1967 6 6042 178 560
1966 5 6564 195 549
1965 5 6539 193 551
1964 <5 — 207 549
1963 7 5296 235 521
1962 7 5293 250 503
1961 <5 — 246 507
1960 9 4437 270 482
1959 <5 — 264 482
1958 <5 — 280 475
1957 6 5377 348 418
1956 6 5325 319 423
1955 <5 — 309 417
1954 6 5148 363 370
1953 12 3269 376 357
1952 8 4123 443 331
1951 7 4385 424 332
1950 7 4315 411 333
1949 8 3892 397 337
1948 9 3593 411 331
1947 6 4764 412 337
1946 8 3665 343 352
1945 7 3676 343 321
1944 7 3687 350 320
1943 <5 — 393 314
1942 7 3738 381 314
1941 <5 — 339 316
1940 8 3208 328 311
1939 9 2922 360 291
1938 7 3450 349 293
1937 14 2196 356 287
1936 6 3701 360 284
1935 9 2926 385 277
1934 13 2289 377 276
1933 8 3109 399 265
1932 16 2037 430 262
1931 7 3497 415 270
1930 12 2552 429 274
1929 18 1953 497 250
1928 11 2768 483 255
1927 17 2169 519 248
1926 18 2076 493 252
1925 20 1946 544 241
1924 10 3144 560 242
1923 12 2732 540 242
1922 10 3152 599 222
1921 15 2378 603 220
1920 13 2590 601 216
1919 16 2156 595 209
1918 20 1887 567 218
1917 13 2428 515 217
1916 13 2368 524 211
1915 14 2143 488 214
1914 8 2638 449 189
1913 6 2827 356 189
1912 5 2979 337 174
1911 5 2463 184 172
1910 8 1773 195 160
1909 7 1763 159 157
1908 <5 — 151 158
1907 5 2061 160 144
1906 <5 — 141 145
1905 <5 — 169 128
1904 <5 — 125 153
1903 <5 — 124 151
1902 <5 — 167 114
1901 5 1679 120 138
1900 5 1932 201 114
1899 5 1596 142 117
1898 <5 — 155 119
1897 6 1385 183 98
1896 6 1416 157 116
1895 5 1592 164 109
1894 <5 — 173 104
1893 <5 — 177 100
1892 <5 — 149 116
1891 <5 — 131 111
1890 <5 — 140 113
1889 <5 — 144 110
1888 <5 — 151 111
1887 6 1036 123 110
1886 6 993 122 119
1885 <5 — 98 137
1884 <5 — 126 114
1883 <5 — 87 148
1882 <5 — 126 116
1881 <5 — 95 124
1880 <5 — 94 144

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Where Percy is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years