How Many People Are Named Percival?
An estimated 862 people in the United States have the first name Percival. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Percival peaked in popularity in 2024 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Percival as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Percival paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
862
About 1 in 397,627 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2024
93 births
Total Registered
1,353
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Percival
Percival is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,353 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Percival as a male name
Ranked #1,768 in 2024
93 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (93 births)
Percival: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Percival span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 299 babies were registered. Percival remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Percival by Decade
How has Percival tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Percival by State
Birth registrations for Percival span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin. On average, about 10 Percivals were registered per state.
Percival + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Percival as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Percival: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Percival?
We estimate approximately 862 people named Percival are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 397,627 Americans share this first name.
Is Percival a common name?
Percival is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,353 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Percival most popular?
Percival reached peak popularity in 2024, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Percival is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Percival a male name?
Percival is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Percival Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Percival Smith, Percival Johnson, Percival Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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