Percy: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “from Perci”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- PUR-see · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
From a Norman surname taken from a place in Normandy, brought to England after the Conquest. Also used as a short form of Percival in some cases.
How popular is Percy?
Babies named Percy in 2024169
2024 rank#1,254 boys
Peak year1882
Total US babies since 188032,678
Percy is rising: use over the last five years is 2.3× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Percy
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Percy questions
What does the name Percy mean?
Percy means "from Perci". It comes from French. From a Norman surname taken from a place in Normandy, brought to England after the Conquest. Also used as a short form of Percival in some cases.
Is Percy a boy or girl name?
Percy is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Percy?
169 US babies were named Percy in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.
How do you pronounce Percy?
Percy is usually pronounced PUR-see.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.