Is Percy a boy or girl name?
Percy is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 157 boys were named Percy, so 7.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 32,678 US babies named Percy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,257
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,804
- Babies named Percy since 1880
- 32,678
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 618 babies
Boys and girls named Percy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,166 | 12 | 1% |
| 1890s | 1,571 | 22 | 1.4% |
| 1900s | 1,517 | 22 | 1.4% |
| 1910s | 4,210 | 108 | 2.5% |
| 1920s | 5,439 | 144 | 2.6% |
| 1930s | 3,860 | 101 | 2.5% |
| 1940s | 3,697 | 60 | 1.6% |
| 1950s | 3,537 | 52 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 2,158 | 49 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 1,538 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,037 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 736 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 557 | 20 | 3.5% |
| 2020s | 537 | 36 | 6.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 157 | #1,257 | 12 | #8,804 |
| 2023 | 112 | #1,562 | 12 | #8,844 |
| 2022 | 112 | #1,583 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 87 | #1,812 | 5 | #17,073 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,058 | 7 | #13,126 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,793 | 9 | #11,162 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2,205 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 73 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,652 | 5 | #18,216 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,037 | 6 | #16,063 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,092 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,151 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 51 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,017 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,301 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 75 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 95 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 102 | #1,051 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 107 | #927 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 91 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 97 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 98 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 105 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 114 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 130 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 124 | #788 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 119 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 146 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 137 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 138 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 143 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 147 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 169 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 177 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 187 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 175 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 202 | #554 | 5 | #8,336 |
| 1968 | 181 | #565 | 5 | #7,866 |
| 1967 | 178 | #562 | 6 | #6,581 |
| 1966 | 195 | #549 | 5 | #7,332 |
| 1965 | 193 | #552 | 5 | #7,253 |
| 1964 | 208 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 235 | #521 | 7 | #5,740 |
| 1962 | 250 | #503 | 7 | #5,707 |
| 1961 | 246 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 270 | #482 | 9 | #4,686 |
| 1959 | 264 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 280 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 348 | #418 | 6 | #5,908 |
| 1956 | 319 | #423 | 6 | #5,790 |
| 1955 | 309 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 363 | #370 | 6 | #5,597 |
| 1953 | 376 | #357 | 12 | #3,425 |
| 1952 | 443 | #331 | 8 | #4,386 |
| 1951 | 424 | #332 | 7 | #4,712 |
| 1950 | 411 | #333 | 7 | #4,639 |
| 1949 | 397 | #337 | 8 | #4,149 |
| 1948 | 411 | #331 | 9 | #3,808 |
| 1947 | 412 | #337 | 6 | #5,151 |
| 1946 | 343 | #352 | 8 | #3,912 |
| 1945 | 343 | #322 | 7 | #3,933 |
| 1944 | 350 | #320 | 7 | #3,984 |
| 1943 | 393 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 381 | #314 | 7 | #4,028 |
| 1941 | 339 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 328 | #311 | 8 | #3,439 |
| 1939 | 360 | #291 | 9 | #3,097 |
| 1938 | 349 | #293 | 7 | #3,766 |
| 1937 | 356 | #287 | 14 | #2,288 |
| 1936 | 360 | #284 | 6 | #4,057 |
| 1935 | 385 | #277 | 9 | #3,110 |
| 1934 | 377 | #276 | 13 | #2,402 |
| 1933 | 399 | #265 | 8 | #3,347 |
| 1932 | 430 | #262 | 16 | #2,108 |
| 1931 | 415 | #270 | 7 | #3,777 |
| 1930 | 429 | #274 | 12 | #2,660 |
| 1929 | 497 | #250 | 18 | #2,005 |
| 1928 | 483 | #255 | 11 | #2,915 |
| 1927 | 519 | #249 | 17 | #2,239 |
| 1926 | 493 | #252 | 18 | #2,139 |
| 1925 | 544 | #241 | 20 | #1,998 |
| 1924 | 560 | #242 | 10 | #3,329 |
| 1923 | 540 | #242 | 12 | #2,877 |
| 1922 | 599 | #224 | 10 | #3,327 |
| 1921 | 603 | #220 | 15 | #2,476 |
| 1920 | 601 | #216 | 13 | #2,698 |
| 1919 | 595 | #209 | 16 | #2,236 |
| 1918 | 567 | #219 | 20 | #1,945 |
| 1917 | 515 | #217 | 13 | #2,521 |
| 1916 | 524 | #211 | 13 | #2,462 |
| 1915 | 488 | #214 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1914 | 449 | #190 | 8 | #2,821 |
| 1913 | 356 | #189 | 6 | #3,109 |
| 1912 | 337 | #174 | 5 | #3,333 |
| 1911 | 184 | #173 | 5 | #2,786 |
| 1910 | 195 | #160 | 8 | #1,898 |
| 1909 | 159 | #158 | 7 | #1,920 |
| 1908 | 151 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 160 | #146 | 5 | #2,320 |
| 1906 | 141 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 169 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 125 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 124 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 167 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 120 | #138 | 5 | #1,887 |
| 1900 | 201 | #114 | 5 | #2,165 |
| 1899 | 142 | #118 | 5 | #1,787 |
| 1898 | 155 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 183 | #98 | 6 | #1,515 |
| 1896 | 157 | #117 | 6 | #1,546 |
| 1895 | 164 | #109 | 5 | #1,766 |
| 1894 | 173 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 177 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 149 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 131 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 140 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 144 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 151 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 123 | #110 | 6 | #1,129 |
| 1886 | 122 | #119 | 6 | #1,079 |
| 1885 | 98 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 126 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 87 | #151 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 126 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 95 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 94 | #144 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Percy reached #98 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #1,079 in 1886. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.