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By Clare Green · Jul 2026

Merci

OriginFrench
Meaning"thank you, mercy"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Merci as a boy's name
NB Rank#28700

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Variation of Mercy

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US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,3323419
2015#4,4643217.9
2016#3,5034525.4
2017#3,3724727.2
2018#3,1905130
2019#2,5566941.1
2020#3,3184729.1
2021#3,3254829.3
2022#2,6526640.2
2023#3,3124930.5
2024#4,4263219.8
2025#3,5024427.4
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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