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 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#196 · 1 in 529
- Nebraska#269 · 1 in 889
- Tennessee#391 · 1 in 1,598
- Missouri#477 · 1 in 2,040
- Arkansas#482 · 1 in 1,721
Best ever in a state: #62 in Arizona, 1934.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #196 | 5 | 1 in 529 |
| Nebraska | #269 | 8 | 1 in 889 |
| Tennessee | #391 | 19 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Missouri | #477 | 12 | 1 in 2,040 |
| Arkansas | #482 | 6 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Indiana | #503 | 13 | 1 in 2,155 |
| Kentucky | #505 | 8 | 1 in 2,112 |
| Minnesota | #509 | 10 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Alabama | #515 | 9 | 1 in 2,079 |
| Oregon | #528 | 6 | 1 in 2,182 |
| Kansas | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,290 |
| Georgia | #587 | 17 | 1 in 2,617 |
| Washington | #694 | 9 | 1 in 3,237 |
| Maryland | #714 | 7 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Texas | #714 | 42 | 1 in 3,641 |
| Virginia | #759 | 9 | 1 in 3,793 |
| Colorado | #763 | 6 | 1 in 3,591 |
| North Carolina | #823 | 10 | 1 in 4,363 |
| Massachusetts | #841 | 5 | 1 in 4,772 |
| Louisiana | #842 | 5 | 1 in 3,699 |
| Arizona | #933 | 6 | 1 in 4,610 |
| Ohio | #944 | 9 | 1 in 5,322 |
| Michigan | #962 | 7 | 1 in 5,407 |
| California | #982 | 29 | 1 in 6,007 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,019 | 8 | 1 in 6,044 |
| New Jersey | #1,042 | 6 | 1 in 5,807 |
| Illinois | #1,190 | 7 | 1 in 6,965 |
| New York | #1,409 | 9 | 1 in 8,842 |
| Florida | #1,440 | 8 | 1 in 10,057 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 4,769 of them was named Mercy, which outranked 95.4% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 101,534 of them was named Mercy, which outranked 62.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,041Zeeshan18
- #5,041Zyheir18
- #5,041Zymeir18
- #5,235Mercy17
- #5,235Abdelrahman17
- #5,235Abdulahad17
- #5,235Abenezer17
- #5,451Abdulahi16
- #5,451Aboubacar16
- #5,451Abran16
Tied with 215 names at #5,235; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.