Boys' name · since 1914
Percey
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Percey, peaking in 1916. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Percey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 39 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Percey has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1930.
- #23,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Percey ranks #23,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,944 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Percey's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Percey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Percey's full recorded timeline at 1918, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Percey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1930
- Peak year (1916)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Percey by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (24 births, 62% of the file).
1910s was Percey's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Percey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 24 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Percey's data
- Percey's decade-level peak was the 1910s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Percey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1930 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Percey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.