—2024 rank
1921peak year
31,345babies named Percy since 1880
▲ +249%5-year trend
Percy popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Percy mean?
An English surname from the powerful Percy family of Normandy, long entwined with the Arthurian hero Percival; a Victorian revival favorite.
OriginNorman
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Percy
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Famous Percys
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
Spellings & variants
Percival
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