Mercedez
Mercedez was the 10631st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1176th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,673 places. More babies were named Mercedez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mercedes) "mercies" (Our Lady of Mercy) · Spanish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #10,631 girls, down 2,365 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993149 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,056babies recorded
What does the name Mercedez mean?
Mercedez is a spelling of Mercedes, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mercedes's meaning and origin.
Mercedes is Spanish for "mercies", from the title María de las Mercedes, "Mary of Mercies" or Our Lady of Mercy, one of the titles of the Virgin Mary. The word comes from Latin merces, "wages, reward", which in later Latin took on the sense "favor, pity". The car brand was named after Mercedes Jellinek, the daughter of a Daimler customer. The name was most popular in the US in the early 1990s.
merced (Spanish, “mercy”)merces (Latin, “wages, reward; later favor, pity”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Mercy, Mercedez, Merced, Sadie.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean grace, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mercedes', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Mercedes (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Mercy', DMNES (Durham University)
Mercedez popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,631 | 9 |
| 2020 | #8,266 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,607 | 70 |
| 2000 | #1,343 | 141 |
| 1990 | #1,528 | 101 |
| 1980 | #7,176 | 9 |
| 1970 | #7,649 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #5,027 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mercedez, counting every spelling?
Mercedez is a spelling of Mercedes, a name family that ranked #1,293 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,631 for Mercedez on its own. Together these spellings went to 159 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes | 150 | #1,439 | 849 |
| Mercedez | 9 | #10,631 | 62 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mercedez?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mercedez (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mercedez born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mercedez.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mercedez?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Mercedez are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 19 and 32. That makes Mercedez mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mercedez: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mercedez, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mercedez
What does Mercedez mean?
Mercedez is a spelling of Mercedes, which means “"mercies" (Our Lady of Mercy)” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mercedez?
Mercedez was the 10631st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1176th with 149 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,673 places. More babies were named Mercedez in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Mercedez a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mercedez in the US.