Per vs Percy

Side-by-side comparison of Per and Percy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Per

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Name B

Percy

Boy name · Rank #1254

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Metric Per Percy
Current Rank Unranked #1254
Total Births (all years) 369 32,052
Peak Year 1963 1921
Peak Year Births 14 603
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Per Percy
1880ss — 1,166
1890ss — 1,571
1900ss — 1,517
1910ss — 4,210
1920ss 6 5,439
1930ss 5 3,860
1940ss — 3,697
1950ss 46 3,537
1960ss 111 2,158
1970ss 74 1,538
1980ss 61 1,037
1990ss 30 736
2000ss 26 492
2010ss 5 557
2020ss 5 537

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Per Percy
2014 — 70
2015 — 58
2016 — 47
2017 — 73
2018 — 63
2019 — 45
2020 5 69
2021 — 87
2022 — 112
2023 — 112
2024 — 157

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1923–2020.

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