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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Percell

Percell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1417th; the most babies were born in 1953 (27). More babies were named Percell in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195327 babies
Total since 1880
1,064babies recorded

Percell popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,0096
1990#5,6999
1980#4,8348
1970#3,22110
1960#2,10116
1950#2,00515
1940#1,42623
1930#2,04515
1920#2,72311
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Percell, counting every spelling?

Percell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Percell?

About 500 people born in the US named Percell are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 51 and 74. That makes Percell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Percell by state

How common Percell was among boys born in each state in 1951–1955, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (14.4×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesVA0.14Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Percell, boys, 1951–1955. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Percell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Percell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Percell

How popular is the name Percell?

Percell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1935, when it ranked 1417th; the most babies were born in 1953 (27). More babies were named Percell in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Percell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,064 boys.

Where was Percell most popular?

In 1951–1955, Percell was most common in Virginia (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.