boy's name
Percival
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,889
England and Wales
#741
2025 births
Percival is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 113 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 29,340 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Percival over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 57 |
| 1890s | 43 |
| 1900s | 45 |
| 1910s | 107 |
| 1920s | 137 |
| 1930s | 55 |
| 1940s | 44 |
| 1950s | 74 |
| 1960s | 76 |
| 1970s | 87 |
| 1980s | 75 |
| 1990s | 62 |
| 2000s | 36 |
| 2010s | 156 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 412 |
How popular is Percival?
In 2025, Percival was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Percival is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Percival
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Percival also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Percival over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Percival
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Percival — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Percival
How popular is the name Percival?
In 2025, Percival was given to 113 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Percival a girl's or a boy's name?
Percival is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Percival?
Percival has 3 syllables.
When was Percival most popular?
Percival peaked in 2025, when 113 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Percival a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Percival currently ranks #741 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.