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Percival

/ˈpɝsɪvəl/ · 100% boys · 113 born in 2025

Percival has been given to about 1,466 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈpɝsɪvəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 994
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Percival per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 113
  • Born in 2025113
  • All time1,466
  • England & Wales, 2025#736 · 47

How popular is Percival?

Its best year was 2025, when 113 babies were given the name, ranking 1536th. The typical living American called Percival is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Percival

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Orval0.53
  2. Royal0.50
  3. Percy0.49
  4. Neal0.48
  5. Kendal0.48
  6. Danial0.48
  7. Bilal0.48
  8. Vidal0.48

Middle names for Percival

Ranked by flow score
  1. Percival John0.79
  2. Percival Dean0.78
  3. Percival Bryce0.78
  4. Percival Ross0.78
  5. Percival Quinn0.78
  6. Percival Jude0.78

Sibling names for Percival

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kiyomisister · 0.91
  2. Izaelbrother · 0.91
  3. Oziasbrother · 0.90
  4. Kailanysister · 0.90
  5. Asaiahbrother · 0.90
  6. Xylasister · 0.89

Where Percival is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Wisconsin0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. Michigan0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Percival White0.74
  2. Percival Reyes0.74
  3. Percival Nguyen0.74
  4. Percival Moore0.74
  5. Percival Hill0.74
  6. Percival Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Percival

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Percival across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.