Mercedes

#1,436 for girls in 2025, 150 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,927
Given to girls 99.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1991 · 1,798 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
46,206
since 1880

Mercedes over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Mercedes has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #164, 1991girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,436150—
2024#1,446152—
2023#1,415158—
2022#1,239194—
2021#1,215195—
2020#1,271176—
2019#1,196196—
2018#1,071237—
2017#1,046246—
2016#1,037255—
2015#1,078244—
2014#984271—
2013#857301—
2012#706398—
2011#752366—
2010#665436—
2009#645457—
2008#524583—
2007#489664—
2006#437730—
2005#382817—
2004#337952#8,9277
2003#331949—
2002#2921,069—
2001#2831,099—
2000#2851,134—
1999#2621,207#6,5309
1998#2251,376#8,4796
1997#2411,244—
1996#2101,390#7,1367
1995#1911,543—
1994#1891,571#7,7706
1993#1711,779#4,02015
1992#1781,729#4,32713
1991#1641,798#5,09610
1990#1761,654#3,16619
1989#2241,220#2,54525
1988#395609#2,25527
1987#501427#2,83818
1986#531384#2,68419
1985#551359#4,3339
1984#607294#3,70111
1983#576311#4,1419
1982#595304#5,0037
1981#685254#3,85810
1980#693248#3,61511
1979#735223#6,0565
1978#717220—
1977#738209—
1976#721203#3,09512
1975#702211#3,9418
1974#798169#5,2275
1973#787168#5,1015
1972#738189—
1971#766191—
1970#731202—
1969#796167—
1968#804157—
1967#767164—
1966#783158—
1965#761169—
1964#786173—
1963#758184—
1962#776180—
1961#781180—
1960#796167—
1959#768176#3,9885
1958#728184—
1957#771168—
1956#699187—
1955#750159—
1954#692183—
1953#719159—
1952#708158—
1951#635188—
1950#640179—
1949#692148—
1948#725136—
1947#701146—
1946#646149—
1945#585156—
1944#663124—
1943#654134—
1942#679120—
1941#647120—
1940#598135—
1939#512170—
1938#503177—
1937#466197#3,1756
1936#511163—
1935#477175#3,2526
1934#496168—
1933#480176#3,2686
1932#485186#3,7765
1931#443212#2,8648
1930#439234—
1929#406266#2,7669
1928#426252#3,6976
1927#402291#3,1518
1926#411273—
1925#397295#2,9369
1924#380319#2,82210
1923#403276#3,4677
1922#430239—
1921#387299—
1920#369318#4,2865
1919#438225—
1918#431236—
1917#397253#3,5456
1916#411227—
1915#394232—
1914#409167—
1913#432131—
1912#425122—
1911#42492—
1910#44082—
1909#43173—
1908#45364—
1907#43268—
1906#47252—
1905#43360—
1904#40762—
1903#56533—
1902#46744—
1901#63025—
1900#48149—
1899#49835—
1898#55533—
1897#76117—
1896#61026—
1895#57827—
1894#58625—
1893#79414—
1892#70617—
1891#62418—
1890#72714—
1889#72413—
1888#8949—
1887#73310—
1886#73110—
1885#9216—
1884#8517—
1883#8176—
1882#7407—
1881——
1880#7386—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mercedes was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Mercedes is popular in 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedAKMaine: #164 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 629 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedNHWashington: #261 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsWAIdaho: #123 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 460 girlsIDMontana: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 396 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #107 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 373 girlsNDMinnesota: #215 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsMNIllinois: #239 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsILWisconsin: #134 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 601 girlsWIMichigan: #224 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsMINew York: #359 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsNYMassachusetts: #285 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedRIOregon: #312 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsORNevada: #239 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 922 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #132 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 435 girlsSDIowa: #142 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 598 girlsIAIndiana: #237 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsINOhio: #238 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,282 girlsOHPennsylvania: #262 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,413 girlsPANew Jersey: #356 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,077 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #361 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsCAUtah: #238 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 977 girlsUTColorado: #330 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsCONebraska: #187 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 727 girlsNEMissouri: #239 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsMOKentucky: #170 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 772 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedWVVirginia: #367 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,021 girlsVAMaryland: #353 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedDEArizona: #209 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 923 girlsAZNew Mexico: #128 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 427 girlsNMKansas: #235 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 937 girlsKSArkansas: #278 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsARTennessee: #373 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,187 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #271 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,371 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #329 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 981 girlsOKLouisiana: #216 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 958 girlsLAMississippi: #152 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 621 girlsMSAlabama: #169 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 781 girlsALGeorgia: #287 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mercedes, so not publishedHITexas: #194 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 914 girlsTXFlorida: #298 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#107 · 1 in 373
  2. Idaho#123 · 1 in 460
  3. Montana#125 · 1 in 396
  4. New Mexico#128 · 1 in 427
  5. South Dakota#132 · 1 in 435

Best ever in a state: #20 in Arizona, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#10771 in 373
Idaho#123131 in 460
Montana#12571 in 396
New Mexico#128191 in 427
South Dakota#13271 in 435
Wisconsin#134421 in 601
Iowa#142231 in 598
Mississippi#152191 in 621
Maine#16471 in 629
Alabama#169271 in 781
Kentucky#170261 in 772
Nebraska#187111 in 727
Texas#1941611 in 914
Arizona#209331 in 923
Minnesota#215241 in 1,041
Louisiana#216231 in 958
Michigan#224431 in 1,193
Oklahoma#225171 in 981
Kansas#235141 in 937
Indiana#237281 in 1,186
Ohio#238481 in 1,282
Utah#238171 in 977
Illinois#239601 in 1,164
Missouri#239251 in 1,170
Nevada#239101 in 922
Washington#261251 in 1,169
Pennsylvania#262411 in 1,413
North Carolina#271311 in 1,371
Arkansas#27891 in 1,309
Massachusetts#285201 in 1,568
Georgia#287321 in 1,429
Florida#298471 in 1,590
Oregon#312121 in 1,359
South Carolina#329101 in 1,697
Colorado#330151 in 1,538
Maryland#353131 in 1,842
New Jersey#356201 in 2,077
New York#359481 in 2,080
California#3611141 in 1,922
Virginia#367171 in 2,021
Tennessee#373141 in 2,187
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mercedes
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#1,446 → #1,436)
  • 165 spots since 2020 (#1,271 → #1,436)
  • 358 spots since 2015 (#1,078 → #1,436)
  • Biggest jump: 208 spots in 1894 (#794 → #586)
  • Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1888 (#733 → #894)
Rise & fade · girls
111 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1991 at #164 (1,798 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 134 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1882–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,017
  • Highest: 1 in 1,017 girls born in 1993 were named Mercedes (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,715 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #164 in 1991, was only 1 in 1,043 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 33.1% of all girls named Mercedes (15,291) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s74#724 (1889)#794
1890s226#498 (1899)#644
1900s530#407 (1904)#477
1910s1,767#394 (1915)#420
1920s2,828#369 (1920)#401
1930s1,858#439 (1930)#481
1940s1,368#585 (1945)#659
1950s1,741#635 (1951)#711
1960s1,699#758 (1963)#781
1970s1,985#702 (1975)#743
1980s4,410#224 (1989)#536
1990s15,291#164 (1991)#201
2000s8,454#283 (2001)#401
2010s2,950#665 (2010)#939
2020s1,025#1,215 (2021)#1,337

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mercedes in 1999

girls
#262
1,207 births · 1 in 1,470 girls
boys
#6,530
9 births · 1 in 213,350 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #262Mercedes1,207

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #6,530Mercedes9
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,470 of them was named Mercedes, which outranked 98.5% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mercedes
  1. #259Ava1,215
  2. #260Julianna1,211
  3. #261Ruby1,209
  4. #262Mercedes1,207
  5. #263Celeste1,205
  6. #264Kassandra1,202
  7. #265Callie1,200
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 213,350 of them was named Mercedes, which outranked 43.8% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mercedes
  1. #6,042Zeyad10
  2. #6,042Ziyad10
  3. #6,042Zvi10
  4. #6,530Mercedes9
  5. #6,530Ab9
  6. #6,530Abdelaziz9
  7. #6,530Adarrius9
  8. #7,139Abby8
  9. #7,139Abdou8
  10. #7,139Abelino8

Tied with 608 names at #6,530; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1999 →