Recorded 1925–1967 Boys' name Peak 1925 20 births

Percel — boys' name

20 babies named Percel in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s51960s10
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Percel was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

5 babies were named Percel in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Percel

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Percel between 1925 and 1967, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Percel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Percel performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Percel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Percel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Percel at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

20

Since 1925

43 years of records

Peak year

1925

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1925

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1967

Percel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1925

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1925)
5
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
5 1967196119401925 5

Percel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 50% of Percel's all-time total
1920s51940s51960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Percel?
20 babies have been named Percel since 1925. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1925 with 5 births.
When was Percel most popular?
Percel was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Percel been used?
Percel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 43 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Percel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Perry, Percy, Pernell, Perrin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1925–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.