Given name & surname
Percey
Percey connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Percey connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Percey connects to the Percival name family through Percy. Percival has been associated with Celtic and Old French naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Percey connects to the Percival name family through Percy. The history of Percival gives this family its wider story. Percival’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Percey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 39 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Percey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Persey
Persey connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
>99% boys
Othello
“a wealthy man”
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Purcell
Purcell is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
>99% boys
Percee
Percee connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
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Perce
“as solid and strong as a rock”
82% boys · 18% girls
Percea
Percea connects to the Percival name family through Percy. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
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Merlen
Merlen is a variant of Merlin. One Welsh interpretation is “of the sea fortress; in Arthurian legend, the wizard and mentor of King Arthur.”
>99% boys
Percyvel
Percyvel is a variant of Percival. One French interpretation is “one who can pierce the vale; in Arthurian legend, the only one who could retrieve the Holy Grail.”
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