Recorded 1893–1941 Unisex name Peak 1917 51 births

Percie — boys' name

51 babies named Percie in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s161920s251940s5
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Percie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

9 babies were named Percie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Percie

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Percie between 1893 and 1941, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Percie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Percie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 30 additional births since 1907.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Percie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Percie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Percie 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 51 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.

Percie at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

51

Since 1893

49 years of records

Peak year

1917

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1893

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1941

Percie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1893

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
45678910 19411929192219211920191819171893 5

Percie popularity over time — girls

30 total births recorded since 1907 (Percie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 30 births
45678910 19481942193319251907 6

Percie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 49% of Percie's all-time total
1890s51910s161920s251940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Percie?
51 babies have been named Percie since 1893. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1917 with 9 births.
When was Percie most popular?
Percie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Is Percie a unisex name?
Yes, Percie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 51 births, and as a girl's name it has 30 births.
How long has the name Percie been used?
Percie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 49 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Percie?
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, 1893–1941 (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.