Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Percival

#3,810 most common boys' name of all time · #9,282 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,810
Rank overall
#9,282 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
125 of 146
All-time
1,466
Since 2016
500
Peak year
2025 #1,529
Best rank
#741 1886
Girls Boys peak 113/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Percival is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 113 113 #1,529
2024 — 93 93 #1,769
2023 — 63 63 #2,246
2022 — 51 51 #2,619
2021 — 46 46 #2,735
2020 — 46 46 #2,691
2019 — 38 38 #3,104
2018 — 19 19 #4,924
2017 — 19 19 #4,939
2016 — 12 12 #6,733
2015 — 16 16 #5,515
2014 — 16 16 #5,487
2013 — 8 8 #8,809
2012 — 9 9 #8,178
2011 — 13 13 #6,261
2010 — 6 6 #10,791
2009 — 5 5 #12,532
2007 — 8 8 #8,930
2006 — 6 6 #10,692
2004 — 5 5 #11,374
2001 — 6 6 #9,272
2000 — 6 6 #9,140
1999 — 7 7 #7,897
1998 — 5 5 #9,652
1997 — 6 6 #8,134
1996 — 6 6 #7,995
1995 — 5 5 #8,895
1994 — 6 6 #7,790
1993 — 9 9 #5,778
1992 — 6 6 #7,453
1991 — 6 6 #7,291
1990 — 6 6 #7,210
1989 — 6 6 #6,975
1988 — 6 6 #6,456
1987 — 7 7 #5,482
1986 — 7 7 #5,352
1985 — 6 6 #5,808
1984 — 8 8 #4,574
1983 — 16 16 #2,799
1982 — 5 5 #6,423
1981 — 8 8 #4,527
1980 — 6 6 #5,563
1979 — 6 6 #5,379
1978 — 5 5 #5,807
1977 — 11 11 #3,401
1976 — 10 10 #3,483
1975 — 8 8 #3,964
1974 — 6 6 #4,660
1973 — 10 10 #3,248
1972 — 9 9 #3,365
1971 — 15 15 #2,478
1970 — 7 7 #3,861
1969 — 8 8 #3,337
1968 — 7 7 #3,379
1966 — 7 7 #3,266
1965 — 14 14 #2,193
1964 — 13 13 #2,320
1963 — 6 6 #3,683
1962 — 7 7 #3,326
1961 — 8 8 #3,111
1960 — 6 6 #3,685
1959 — 10 10 #2,675
1958 — 6 6 #3,595
1957 — 12 12 #2,389
1956 — 7 7 #3,243
1955 — 8 8 #2,983
1954 — 6 6 #3,471
1953 — 5 5 #3,839
1952 — 8 8 #2,892
1951 — 5 5 #3,745
1950 — 7 7 #3,040
1949 — 6 6 #3,322
1947 — 7 7 #3,111
1946 — 8 8 #2,700
1944 — 6 6 #3,135
1943 — 6 6 #3,251
1942 — 6 6 #3,240
1941 — 5 5 #3,542
1937 — 8 8 #2,703
1935 — 6 6 #3,288
1934 — 7 7 #3,000
1933 — 8 8 #2,757
1932 — 8 8 #2,868
1931 — 9 9 #2,672
1930 — 9 9 #2,810
1929 — 9 9 #2,790
1928 — 14 14 #2,174
1927 — 7 7 #3,475
1926 — 19 19 #1,794
1925 — 10 10 #2,770
1924 — 10 10 #2,837
1923 — 9 9 #2,965
1922 — 25 25 #1,507
1921 — 22 22 #1,655
1920 — 12 12 #2,469
1919 — 10 10 #2,680
1918 — 18 18 #1,837
1917 — 13 13 #2,195
1916 — 17 17 #1,782
1915 — 11 11 #2,331
1914 — 11 11 #1,987
1913 — 11 11 #1,693
1912 — 16 16 #1,186
1908 — 6 6 #1,245
1905 — 7 7 #1,029
1904 — 5 5 #1,249
1903 — 5 5 #1,184
1902 — 8 8 #894
1901 — 7 7 #888
1900 — 7 7 #1,075
1897 — 8 8 #810
1894 — 8 8 #821
1893 — 7 7 #859
1892 — 9 9 #771
1891 — 6 6 #889
1890 — 5 5 #1,037
1889 — 6 6 #909
1888 — 5 5 #1,065
1886 — 8 8 #741
1885 — 7 7 #800
1884 — 6 6 #892
1883 — 5 5 #933
1882 — 6 6 #873
1881 — 7 7 #745
1880 — 7 7 #792