Unisex name · since 1893

Percie

Percie has 51 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,082 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1893
1920s
peak decade

Percie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 51 recorded since 1893.

Percie has 51 recorded births among boys since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1941.

  • #22,082 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 51 born since 1893
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Percie ranks #22,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.

#22,082 of 45,481
all-time among boys
51
born since 1893
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Percie's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Percie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Percie splits its recorded history at 1921: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Percie popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1917)
9
Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
45678910 18931917191819201921192219291941 5

Percie popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 30 births
45678910 19071925193319421948 5

Percie by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 49% of the file).

1920s was Percie's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Percie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Percie? ▼
Since 1893, Social Security records show 51 babies named Percie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,082 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1941. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 9 births.
Where does Percie sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Percie ranks #22,082 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Percie go back to 1893, giving 49 years of history 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.

What to do with Percie's data

  • Percie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- 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.

Keep exploring Percie

Nearby Names Like Percie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Percie

Perry Boy
#1370 76,044 births
Percy Boy
#1276 32,204 births
Pernell Boy
#10790 3,037 births
Perrin Boy
#4550 1,568 births
Percival Boy
#1529 1,466 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Percie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1893–1941 (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 Percie 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.