Boy nameCurrently #1,257 in the USRising
Percy
PUR-see//ˈpɜːrsi//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19215 lettersStarts with P
Meaning & origin
From Percy-en-Auge, Normandy
Percy comes from a Norman French place name, Percy-en-Auge, brought to England after the Conquest as an aristocratic surname before becoming a first name. Its old-fashioned charm has a distinctly English literary feel, familiar from Percy Bysshe Shelley and Percy Jackson.
Percy's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Percy |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 94 |
| 1881 | 95 |
| 1882 | 126 |
| 1883 | 87 |
| 1884 | 126 |
| 1885 | 98 |
| 1886 | 128 |
| 1887 | 129 |
| 1888 | 151 |
| 1889 | 144 |
| 1890 | 140 |
| 1891 | 131 |
| 1892 | 149 |
| 1893 | 177 |
| 1894 | 173 |
| 1895 | 169 |
| 1896 | 163 |
| 1897 | 189 |
| 1898 | 155 |
| 1899 | 147 |
| 1900 | 206 |
| 1901 | 125 |
| 1902 | 167 |
| 1903 | 124 |
| 1904 | 125 |
| 1905 | 169 |
| 1906 | 141 |
| 1907 | 165 |
| 1908 | 151 |
| 1909 | 166 |
| 1910 | 203 |
| 1911 | 189 |
| 1912 | 342 |
| 1913 | 362 |
| 1914 | 457 |
| 1915 | 502 |
| 1916 | 537 |
| 1917 | 528 |
| 1918 | 587 |
| 1919 | 611 |
| 1920 | 614 |
| 1921 | 618 |
| 1922 | 609 |
| 1923 | 552 |
| 1924 | 570 |
| 1925 | 564 |
| 1926 | 511 |
| 1927 | 536 |
| 1928 | 494 |
| 1929 | 515 |
| 1930 | 441 |
| 1931 | 422 |
| 1932 | 446 |
| 1933 | 407 |
| 1934 | 390 |
| 1935 | 394 |
| 1936 | 366 |
| 1937 | 370 |
| 1938 | 356 |
| 1939 | 369 |
| 1940 | 336 |
| 1941 | 339 |
| 1942 | 388 |
| 1943 | 393 |
| 1944 | 357 |
| 1945 | 350 |
| 1946 | 351 |
| 1947 | 418 |
| 1948 | 420 |
| 1949 | 405 |
| 1950 | 418 |
| 1951 | 431 |
| 1952 | 451 |
| 1953 | 388 |
| 1954 | 369 |
| 1955 | 309 |
| 1956 | 325 |
| 1957 | 354 |
| 1958 | 280 |
| 1959 | 264 |
| 1960 | 279 |
| 1961 | 246 |
| 1962 | 257 |
| 1963 | 242 |
| 1964 | 208 |
| 1965 | 198 |
| 1966 | 200 |
| 1967 | 184 |
| 1968 | 186 |
| 1969 | 207 |
| 1970 | 175 |
| 1971 | 187 |
| 1972 | 177 |
| 1973 | 169 |
| 1974 | 147 |
| 1975 | 143 |
| 1976 | 138 |
| 1977 | 137 |
| 1978 | 146 |
| 1979 | 119 |
| 1980 | 124 |
| 1981 | 130 |
| 1982 | 114 |
| 1983 | 105 |
| 1984 | 98 |
| 1985 | 97 |
| 1986 | 91 |
| 1987 | 73 |
| 1988 | 107 |
| 1989 | 98 |
| 1990 | 102 |
| 1991 | 88 |
| 1992 | 95 |
| 1993 | 71 |
| 1994 | 75 |
| 1995 | 65 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1997 | 62 |
| 1998 | 61 |
| 1999 | 56 |
| 2000 | 52 |
| 2001 | 59 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 45 |
| 2006 | 51 |
| 2007 | 57 |
| 2008 | 37 |
| 2009 | 38 |
| 2010 | 41 |
| 2011 | 39 |
| 2012 | 60 |
| 2013 | 61 |
| 2014 | 76 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2016 | 52 |
| 2017 | 73 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2020 | 76 |
| 2021 | 92 |
| 2022 | 112 |
| 2023 | 124 |
| 2024 | 169 |
Percy through the decades
- Percy peaked in 1921, when 618 babies were named Percy in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Percy has risen 73% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Percy currently ranks #1,257 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
Percy
Variants & spellings
Percival
Famous people named Percy
- Percy Bysshe Shelley — poet