Percy is a distinctive choice, ranked #332 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Percy in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#332
About the Name Percy
Percy is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #332. It has been building momentum steadily rather than spiking suddenly. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Percy is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Percy
Unlikely. With around 133 UK babies named Percy per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Percy in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Percy has held a stable position around #332 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #332 in 2024 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Percy is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Percy include: Anthony Percy — Anthony Gerard Percy is an Australian Catholic bishop.; George Percy, Earl Percy — George Dominic Percy, Earl Percy, is a British businessman and the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland.; Percy Bysshe Shelley — Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets..
Percy does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Percys in the wild.
133
UK babies named Percy (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 15 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Percy
Likely around 1 other Percy in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Percy
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century.
Percy Shaw, was an English inventor and businessman. He patented the reflective road stud or "cat's eye" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935.
Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achievements in poetry grew steadily following his death, and he became an important influence on subsequent generations of poets, including Robert Browning, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Thomas Hardy, and W.