Pierces the valley
Derived from the French surname Perci, which originated from a place name in Normandy. It was historically associated with the noble Percy family in England and gained literary fame through the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Less common today
Percy isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,049 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Major English Romantic poet
Son of Poseidon and protagonist · Percy Jackson & The Olympians
American R&B and soul singer
Ambitious older brother of Ron Weasley · Harry Potter series
Canadian bandleader and composer
Inventor of the microwave oven
Pioneering chemist and academic
Green saddle tank engine · Thomas & Friends
