Mercy
#862 for girls in 2025, 313 births · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to girls 97.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,632since 1881
Mercy over time
Rank among girls' names. Mercy has never cracked the top 500 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #862 | 313 | #4,139 | 25 |
| 2024 | #845 | 320 | #4,321 | 24 |
| 2023 | #834 | 329 | #3,883 | 28 |
| 2022 | #796 | 355 | #4,701 | 21 |
| 2021 | #780 | 363 | #4,780 | 20 |
| 2020 | #801 | 339 | #5,235 | 17 |
| 2019 | #661 | 441 | #4,806 | 20 |
| 2018 | #725 | 392 | #6,345 | 13 |
| 2017 | #758 | 367 | #5,526 | 16 |
| 2016 | #791 | 360 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #1,011 | 265 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | #933 | 289 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #838 | 314 | #10,728 | 6 |
| 2012 | #988 | 255 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,017 | 246 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,178 | 207 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,265 | 193 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,345 | 182 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,370 | 176 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,390 | 163 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,362 | 159 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,387 | 150 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,318 | 156 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,654 | 111 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,438 | 131 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,577 | 112 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #1,804 | 88 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,048 | 72 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,574 | 102 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,752 | 85 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,982 | 69 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,232 | 59 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,417 | 52 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,612 | 47 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,484 | 50 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,345 | 53 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,618 | 43 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,539 | 42 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,531 | 40 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,845 | 33 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,253 | 45 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,730 | 33 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,360 | 40 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,185 | 46 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,085 | 49 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,069 | 50 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,857 | 57 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,431 | 36 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,901 | 52 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,210 | 38 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,459 | 70 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,448 | 69 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,622 | 56 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,674 | 53 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,754 | 51 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,804 | 49 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,784 | 47 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,360 | 27 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,167 | 30 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,064 | 32 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,747 | 44 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,787 | 42 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,031 | 33 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,542 | 52 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,409 | 57 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,491 | 51 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,662 | 41 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,356 | 55 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,213 | 68 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,344 | 52 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,454 | 44 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,415 | 44 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,767 | 29 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,488 | 40 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,290 | 45 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,249 | 41 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,236 | 41 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,327 | 38 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,162 | 46 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,166 | 41 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,203 | 37 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,194 | 37 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,250 | 34 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,116 | 41 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,150 | 38 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,162 | 37 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,005 | 47 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,237 | 34 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,144 | 42 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,015 | 51 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,136 | 45 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,172 | 43 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,388 | 33 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,170 | 45 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,611 | 27 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,625 | 27 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,550 | 28 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,445 | 29 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #1,600 | 25 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,357 | 29 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,344 | 22 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,844 | 10 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Mercy! It came in at #582, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Mercy is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#392 · 1 in 1,721
- Kansas#460 · 1 in 1,861
- Indiana#506 · 1 in 2,356
- Mississippi#562 · 1 in 2,246
- Missouri#605 · 1 in 3,022
Best ever in a state: #62 in Arizona, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #392 | 14 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Kansas | #460 | 7 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Indiana | #506 | 13 | 1 in 2,356 |
| Mississippi | #562 | 5 | 1 in 2,246 |
| Missouri | #605 | 9 | 1 in 3,022 |
| Minnesota | #610 | 8 | 1 in 3,058 |
| Oklahoma | #662 | 6 | 1 in 2,806 |
| Tennessee | #675 | 9 | 1 in 3,462 |
| Georgia | #688 | 14 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Colorado | #692 | 7 | 1 in 3,342 |
| Alabama | #803 | 5 | 1 in 3,935 |
| North Carolina | #817 | 10 | 1 in 4,540 |
| Washington | #833 | 7 | 1 in 4,478 |
| Texas | #874 | 33 | 1 in 5,142 |
| Louisiana | #884 | 5 | 1 in 4,258 |
| Virginia | #948 | 7 | 1 in 5,354 |
| Ohio | #1,066 | 8 | 1 in 6,597 |
| California | #1,170 | 25 | 1 in 8,214 |
| Michigan | #1,274 | 5 | 1 in 8,438 |
| Illinois | #1,290 | 7 | 1 in 8,361 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,399 | 5 | 1 in 10,559 |
| New York | #1,613 | 8 | 1 in 11,415 |
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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 Mercy
- 17 spots since 2024 (#845 → #862)
- 61 spots since 2020 (#801 → #862)
- 149 spots since 2015 (#1,011 → #862)
- Biggest jump: 437 spots in 1889 (#1,276 → #839)
- Biggest drop: 180 spots in 1883 (#740 → #920)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1881 at #582 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Highest: 1 in 3,806 girls born in 2019 were named Mercy (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,135 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #582 in 1881, was only 1 in 10,217 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 29.5% of all girls named Mercy (3,136) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 | #582 (1881) | #926 |
| 1890s | 25 | #1,171 (1892) | #1,278 |
| 1900s | 61 | #1,251 (1904) | #1,621 |
| 1910s | 187 | #1,344 (1914) | #1,602 |
| 1920s | 359 | #1,015 (1929) | #1,369 |
| 1930s | 368 | #1,005 (1934) | #1,196 |
| 1940s | 397 | #1,162 (1942) | #1,336 |
| 1950s | 494 | #1,213 (1954) | #1,449 |
| 1960s | 371 | #1,542 (1960) | #1,961 |
| 1970s | 531 | #1,448 (1974) | #1,816 |
| 1980s | 421 | #2,069 (1980) | #2,422 |
| 1990s | 677 | #1,574 (1997) | #2,125 |
| 2000s | 1,533 | #1,265 (2009) | #1,411 |
| 2010s | 3,136 | #661 (2019) | #890 |
| 2020s | 2,019 | #780 (2021) | #820 |
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.
Mercy in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 6,736 of them was named Mercy, which outranked 94.7% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 174,249 of them was named Mercy, which outranked 49.7% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,676Zimir12
- #6,676Zinedine12
- #6,676Zylon12
- #7,066Mercy11
- #7,066Aadhi11
- #7,066Aadith11
- #7,066Aaidyn11
- #7,491Aadan10
- #7,491Aahaan10
- #7,491Aarib10
Tied with 424 names at #7,066; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.