male NAME · CURRENTLY #1536

Percival

PUR-suh-vuhl

“Traditionally interpreted as “pierce the valley”; the medieval literary name may also relate to Welsh Peredur.”

A medieval name strongly associated with Arthurian legend.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Percival has traveled through time

71880 71885 51890 71900 71905 111915 121920 101925 91930 61935 71950 81955 61960 141965 71970 81975 61980 61985 61990 51995 62000 62010 162015 462020 1132025
LATEST YEAR2025113 births
PEAK RANK#744in 1886
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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