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Percy

/ˈpɝsi/ · 98% boys · 164 born in 2025

Percy has been given to about 32,840 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpɝsi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,389
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Percy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 618
  • Born in 2025164
  • All time32,840
  • England & Wales, 2025#300 · 152

How popular is Percy?

Its best year was 1921, when 618 babies were given the name, ranking 220th. The typical living American called Percy is about 69 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Percy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Perry0.79
  2. Pierce0.55
  3. Legacy0.55

Middle names for Percy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Percy John0.77
  2. Percy Blake0.76
  3. Percy Wade0.76
  4. Percy Ross0.76
  5. Percy Quinn0.76
  6. Percy Jude0.76

Sibling names for Percy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lenorasister · 0.98
  2. Louiebrother · 0.96
  3. Otisbrother · 0.95
  4. Adelesister · 0.95
  5. Archiebrother · 0.94
  6. Estellasister · 0.94

Where Percy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. Minnesota0.02%
  3. Louisiana0.01%
  4. Colorado0.01%
  5. Missouri0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Percy Anderson0.77
  2. Percy White0.72
  3. Percy Nguyen0.72
  4. Percy Moore0.72
  5. Percy Hill0.72
  6. Percy Hall0.72

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 Percy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Percy 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.