Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Percy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Percy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

603

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

74%

2024

157

All-time

32,052

Percy is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 603 boys were named Percy.

In 2024, only 157 boys were given the name.

All told, about 32,052 Americans have been named Percy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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