Percival
Boy name · Celtic origin
Percival meaning
valley, spear, lance, spit, hard metal, steel
Percival at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Celtic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,761 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Percival popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
| 1886 | #694 | 8 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1980 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1990 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 2000 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 2010 | #10,765 | 6 |
| 2020 | #2,689 | 46 |
| 2024 | #1,761 | 93 |
All 124 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #745 | 7 |
| 1881 | #706 | 7 |
| 1882 | #837 | 6 |
| 1883 | #892 | 5 |
| 1884 | #848 | 6 |
| 1885 | #765 | 7 |
| 1886 | #694 | 8 |
| 1888 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1889 | #878 | 6 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1891 | #841 | 6 |
| 1892 | #748 | 9 |
| 1893 | #836 | 7 |
| 1894 | #787 | 8 |
| 1897 | #787 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1901 | #858 | 7 |
| 1902 | #862 | 8 |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,205 | 5 |
| 1905 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,217 | 6 |
| 1912 | #1,174 | 16 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1914 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1915 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1916 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1917 | #2,188 | 13 |
| 1918 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1919 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,459 | 12 |
| 1921 | #1,648 | 22 |
| 1922 | #1,503 | 25 |
| 1923 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1924 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1925 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1926 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1927 | #3,450 | 7 |
| 1928 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1929 | #2,766 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1931 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1932 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1933 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1934 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1935 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1937 | #2,679 | 8 |
| 1941 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1942 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1943 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1946 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1947 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1949 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1952 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1953 | #3,799 | 5 |
| 1954 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1955 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1956 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1957 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1958 | #3,558 | 6 |
| 1959 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1961 | #3,098 | 8 |
| 1962 | #3,304 | 7 |
| 1963 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1964 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1965 | #2,177 | 14 |
| 1966 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1968 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1969 | #3,315 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1971 | #2,465 | 15 |
| 1972 | #3,343 | 9 |
| 1973 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1974 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1975 | #3,943 | 8 |
| 1976 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1977 | #3,385 | 11 |
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1979 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1981 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1982 | #6,387 | 5 |
| 1983 | #2,789 | 16 |
| 1984 | #4,553 | 8 |
| 1985 | #5,787 | 6 |
| 1986 | #5,334 | 7 |
| 1987 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1988 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1989 | #6,940 | 6 |
| 1990 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1991 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1992 | #7,421 | 6 |
| 1993 | #5,771 | 9 |
| 1994 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1995 | #8,866 | 5 |
| 1996 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1997 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1998 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1999 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 2001 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2004 | #11,354 | 5 |
| 2006 | #10,659 | 6 |
| 2007 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2009 | #12,490 | 5 |
| 2010 | #10,765 | 6 |
| 2011 | #6,255 | 13 |
| 2012 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2013 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2014 | #5,482 | 16 |
| 2015 | #5,506 | 16 |
| 2016 | #6,723 | 12 |
| 2017 | #4,934 | 19 |
| 2018 | #4,917 | 19 |
| 2019 | #3,102 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,689 | 46 |
| 2021 | #2,728 | 46 |
| 2022 | #2,614 | 51 |
| 2023 | #2,243 | 63 |
| 2024 | #1,761 | 93 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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