Percival Boy
How popular is Percival?
#1,529 boy name in 2025
113 baby boys were named Percival in the US in 2025, making it the 1529th most popular boy name.
957living people named Percival (est.)
9median age of people named Percival
1,466babies named Percival since 1880
1 in 29,339US babies born in 2025
Percival popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,529 for boys (▲ 238 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 113 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+606% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,503 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (113 boys) |
| Highest rank | #694 in 1886 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Percival is most popular
Babies named Percival per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Percival by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 57 | #694 |
| 1890s | 43 | #747 |
| 1900s | 45 | #857 |
| 1910s | 107 | #1,174 |
| 1920s | 137 | #1,503 |
| 1930s | 55 | #2,650 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,689 |
| 1950s | 74 | #2,374 |
| 1960s | 76 | #2,177 |
| 1970s | 87 | #2,463 |
| 1980s | 75 | #2,786 |
| 1990s | 62 | #5,764 |
| 2000s | 36 | #8,909 |
| 2010s | 156 | #3,100 |
| 2020s | 412 | #1,529 |
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Questions
- Is Percival a boy or girl name?
- Percival is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Percival were boys.
- How popular is the name Percival?
- 113 baby boys were named Percival in the US in 2025, making it the 1529th most popular boy name.
- When was Percival most popular?
- Percival peaked in 2025, when 113 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #694 in 1886.
- How many people are named Percival?
- 1,466 babies have been named Percival in the US since 1880. We estimate about 957 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Percival most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Percival was most common in Wisconsin, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.