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.

Percy

#642 most common boys' name of all time · #1,433 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#642
Rank overall
#1,433 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
32,840
Since 2016
979
Peak year
1921 #220
Best rank
#98 1897
Girls Boys peak 618/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Percy 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 10 154 164 #1,276
2024 12 157 169 #1,256
2023 12 112 124 #1,559
2022 112 112 #1,575
2021 5 87 92 #1,799
2020 7 69 76 #2,046
2019 9 45 54 #2,767
2018 63 63 #2,189
2017 73 73 #1,958
2016 5 47 52 #2,626
2015 58 58 #2,276
2014 6 70 76 #2,017
2013 61 61 #2,165
2012 60 60 #2,186
2011 39 39 #2,950
2010 41 41 #2,874
2009 38 38 #3,045
2008 37 37 #3,103
2007 57 57 #2,281
2006 51 51 #2,400
2005 45 45 #2,493
2004 60 60 #1,989
2003 47 47 #2,270
2002 46 46 #2,249
2001 59 59 #1,872
2000 52 52 #1,968
1999 56 56 #1,778
1998 61 61 #1,680
1997 62 62 #1,629
1996 61 61 #1,600
1995 65 65 #1,477
1994 75 75 #1,345
1993 71 71 #1,359
1992 95 95 #1,130
1991 88 88 #1,183
1990 102 102 #1,049
1989 98 98 #1,045
1988 107 107 #924
1987 73 73 #1,123
1986 91 91 #959
1985 96 96 #927
1984 98 98 #883
1983 105 105 #856
1982 114 114 #832
1981 130 130 #767
1980 124 124 #786
1979 119 119 #794
1978 146 146 #694
1977 137 137 #728
1976 138 138 #711
1975 143 143 #692
1974 147 147 #668
1973 169 169 #611
1972 177 177 #601
1971 187 187 #611
1970 175 175 #613
1969 5 202 207 #554
1968 5 181 186 #565
1967 6 178 184 #560
1966 5 195 200 #549
1965 5 193 198 #551
1964 207 207 #549
1963 7 235 242 #521
1962 7 250 257 #503
1961 246 246 #507
1960 9 270 279 #482
1959 264 264 #482
1958 280 280 #475
1957 6 348 354 #418
1956 6 319 325 #423
1955 309 309 #417
1954 6 363 369 #370
1953 12 376 388 #357
1952 8 443 451 #331
1951 7 424 431 #332
1950 7 411 418 #333
1949 8 397 405 #337
1948 9 411 420 #331
1947 6 412 418 #337
1946 8 343 351 #352
1945 7 343 350 #321
1944 7 350 357 #320
1943 393 393 #314
1942 7 381 388 #314
1941 339 339 #316
1940 8 328 336 #311
1939 9 360 369 #291
1938 7 349 356 #294
1937 14 356 370 #287
1936 6 360 366 #284
1935 9 385 394 #277
1934 13 377 390 #276
1933 8 399 407 #265
1932 16 430 446 #262
1931 7 415 422 #270
1930 12 429 441 #274
1929 18 497 515 #250
1928 11 483 494 #255
1927 17 519 536 #248
1926 18 493 511 #252
1925 20 544 564 #241
1924 10 560 570 #242
1923 12 540 552 #242
1922 10 599 609 #222
1921 15 603 618 #220
1920 13 601 614 #216
1919 16 595 611 #209
1918 20 567 587 #218
1917 13 515 528 #217
1916 13 524 537 #211
1915 14 488 502 #214
1914 8 449 457 #189
1913 6 356 362 #189
1912 5 337 342 #174
1911 5 184 189 #172
1910 8 195 203 #160
1909 7 159 166 #158
1908 151 151 #158
1907 5 160 165 #146
1906 141 141 #146
1905 169 169 #129
1904 125 125 #153
1903 124 124 #151
1902 167 167 #114
1901 5 120 125 #138
1900 5 201 206 #114
1899 5 142 147 #118
1898 155 155 #119
1897 6 183 189 #98
1896 6 157 163 #116
1895 5 164 169 #109
1894 173 173 #104
1893 177 177 #100
1892 149 149 #116
1891 131 131 #111
1890 140 140 #113
1889 144 144 #111
1888 151 151 #111
1887 6 123 129 #110
1886 6 122 128 #119
1885 98 98 #137
1884 126 126 #114
1883 87 87 #148
1882 126 126 #116
1881 95 95 #125
1880 94 94 #144