Mercury

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Mercury is a given name of Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (24% of births). There have been 290 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 196 as boys and 94 as girls. Mercury gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2023 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #24,502 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 10
2023 32
2022 28
2021 26
2020 20
2019 17
2018 17
2017 16
2016 11
2015 14
2014 7
2012 5
2010 7
2009 11
2006 6
2001 5
1999 9
1998 7
1995 6
1994 6
1975 7
1974 6
1973 11
1972 6