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Percy

Boy's name · #1279 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Percy was #98 in 1897, slipped to #3151 by 2008, and has climbed back to #1279 today. Roughly 32,000 boys have been named Percy since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#299 in England & Wales (2025) · #420 in New Zealand (2025) · #981 in Canada (2025) · #1,838 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,124 in Austria (2025) · #5,866 in France (2025) · #727 in Scotland (2024) · #1,911 in Ecuador (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #779 in Ireland (2022) · #21,174 in Italy (2022) · #418 in N. Ireland (2019).

Famous Percys

• Percy Bysshe Shelley — English poet (1792–1822)
• Percy Liza — Peruvian footballer (born 2000)
• Percy Williams Bridgman — American physicist (1882–1961)
• Percy Sledge — American R&B, soul and gospel singer (1940–2015)
• Percy Fawcett — British explorer and military officer (1867–1925)
• Percy Grainger — Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist (1882–1961)
• Percy Spencer — American electrical engineer and inventor of the microwave oven (1894–1970)

In stories & tradition

• Percy Weasley — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Percy Jackson — Character in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
• Percy the Small Engine — Thomas & Friends (TV series)

What Percys become

Among 1,106 notable people named Percy:

Sports figures appear 1.62× more often than among typical names — e.g. Percy Liza, Peruvian footballer (born 2000).

Similar names: Percival · Boyd · Perry · Archie · Van · Scotty

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