Pervis vs Percy

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

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Pervis

Boy name

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Name B

Percy

Boy name · Rank #1254

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Metric Pervis Percy
Current Rank Unranked #1254
Total Births (all years) 878 32,052
Peak Year 1965 1921
Peak Year Births 21 603
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Pervis Percy
1880ss — 1,166
1890ss 5 1,571
1900ss 12 1,517
1910ss 54 4,210
1920ss 99 5,439
1930ss 126 3,860
1940ss 101 3,697
1950ss 128 3,537
1960ss 135 2,158
1970ss 111 1,538
1980ss 79 1,037
1990ss 23 736
2000ss 5 492
2010ss — 557
2020ss — 537

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pervis Percy
2014 — 70
2015 — 58
2016 — 47
2017 — 73
2018 — 63
2019 — 45
2020 — 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, 1892–2002.

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