Mercy

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Mercy is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 10,520 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 10,313 as girls and 207 as boys. Mercy gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 2019 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 342
2023 357
2022 376
2021 383
2020 356
2019 459
2018 405
2017 383
2016 372
2015 276
2014 298
2013 320
2012 255
2011 246
2010 207
2009 193
2008 182
2007 176
2006 163
2005 159
2004 150
2003 155
2002 111
2001 131
2000 117
1999 88
1998 72
1997 102
1996 85
1995 69
1994 59
1993 52
1992 47
1991 50
1990 53
1989 43
1988 42
1987 40
1986 33
1985 45
1984 33
1983 40
1982 46
1981 49
1980 50
1979 57
1978 35
1977 52
1976 38
1975 70
1974 69
1973 56
1972 53
1971 51
1970 49
1969 47
1968 27
1967 30
1966 31
1965 32
1964 44
1963 42
1962 33
1961 33
1960 52
1959 45
1958 57
1957 51
1956 41
1955 55
1954 68
1953 52
1952 44
1951 44
1950 37
1949 29
1948 39
1947 40
1946 45
1945 41
1944 41
1943 38
1942 46
1941 41
1940 37
1939 37
1938 34
1937 41
1936 38
1935 37
1934 47
1933 28
1932 34
1931 30
1930 42
1929 51
1928 45
1927 43
1926 33
1925 35
1924 45
1923 25
1922 27
1921 27
1920 28
1919 34
1918 25
1917 25
1916 29
1915 14
1914 22
1913 11
1912 10
1911 12
1910 10
1909 10
1908 6
1907 5
1905 5
1904 9
1903 7
1902 7
1901 5
1900 7
1896 7
1893 5
1892 7
1891 6
1889 10
1888 5
1887 6
1886 6
1884 5
1883 5
1882 7
1881 9