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Origin & history of Percival1
Old French roots
Percival comes from the Old French tradition, meaning Pierce the valley, Arthurian knight.
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How popular is Percival?
2024
peak year
Percival is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3811), with about 40 babies named Percival each year. In 2024, 93 babies received the name (ranked #1768). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 1,353.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
93
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,768)
(ranked #1,768)
40
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
400
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,353
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Percival5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
P7
E5
R9
C3
I9
V4
A1
L3
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Percival🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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