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Percy

Percy ranks #47 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 29 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #195 among boy dog names.
Percy's popularity trend

Percy's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.05%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
29
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#47
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+31
2014 → 2019
Gender split
77% male
23% female77% male

Gender split comes from 57 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Percy mean?
/ˈpɜɹsi/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Percy started life as an English surname, brought over by the Norman noble House of Percy, whose name likely derives from a place in Normandy. It later became a fashionable first name in its own right, especially in Britain.

It has a dapper, old-world charm, fitting for a companion with a bit of poise and personality. Distinguished but still approachable, it suits a dog or cat who carries themselves with quiet confidence.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Percy shows up

Cats named Percy per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.08%
SeattleWA, US0.09%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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