Perley vs Percy

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

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Perley

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Name B

Percy

Boy name · Rank #1256

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Metric Perley Percy
Current Rank Unranked #1256
Total Births (all years) 1,020 32,204
Peak Year 1915 1921
Peak Year Births 30 603
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Perley Percy
1880s 118 1,166
1890s 88 1,571
1900s 58 1,517
1910s 179 4,210
1920s 220 5,439
1930s 175 3,860
1940s 106 3,697
1950s 62 3,537
1960s 14 2,157
1970s - 1,538
1980s - 1,036
1990s - 736
2000s - 492
2010s - 557
2020s - 691

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Perley Percy
2014 - 70
2015 - 58
2016 - 47
2017 - 73
2018 - 63
2019 - 45
2020 - 69
2021 - 87
2022 - 112
2023 - 112
2024 - 157
2025 - 154

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, 1880–1964.

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