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

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