How Many People Are Named Percival?
people named Percival are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 360,532 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,466 babies named Percival in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
113 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Created by the 12th-century French poet ChrΓ©tien de Troyes for his poem 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail'. In the poem Perceval was one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table who was given a glimpse of the Holy Grail. The character (and probably the name) of Perceval was based on that of the Welsh hero PEREDUR. The spelling was perhaps altered under the influence of Old French percer val "to pierce the valley".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Percival in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Percival alive today is about 22 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 42 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Percival first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 113 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Percival has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #744, in 1886. In 2025 it ranked #1,536.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,536 |
| Best rank | #744 (1886) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,116 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Percival alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Percival were born in Texas than in any other state: about 31 of those alive today.
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