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Mercy
About Mercy
The name Mercy peaked for boys at #3956 in 2023. The name is most popular in Florida. Mercy is also used for girls, ranking #867 in 2025.
Pronounced MER-see.
As of October 2026, Mercy ranked #4211 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3956 in 2023.
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
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Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,907 | 20 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,875 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | #4,802 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 | #3,956 | 28 | 16.4 |
| 2024 | #4,383 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | #4,211 | 25 | 14.6 |
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