girl's name
Mercy
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 12,065
the United States
#862
2025 births
Mercy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 338 babies in the United States, ranking #862. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2019, when 461 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,809 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mercy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 53 |
| 1890s | 25 |
| 1900s | 61 |
| 1910s | 192 |
| 1920s | 359 |
| 1930s | 368 |
| 1940s | 397 |
| 1950s | 494 |
| 1960s | 371 |
| 1970s | 531 |
| 1980s | 421 |
| 1990s | 677 |
| 2000s | 1,538 |
| 2010s | 3,223 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,154 |
How popular is Mercy?
In 2025, Mercy was given to 338 babies in the United States, ranking #862 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Mercy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mercy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mercy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mercy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mercy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mercy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mercy
How popular is the name Mercy?
In 2025, Mercy was given to 338 babies in the United States, ranking #862 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Mercy a girl's or a boy's name?
Mercy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mercy?
Mercy has 2 syllables.
When was Mercy most popular?
Mercy peaked in 2019, when 461 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mercy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mercy currently ranks #862 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.