Mercer
Mercer was the 2558th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 967th; the most babies were born in 2025 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved up 575 places. More babies were named Mercer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,558 boys, up 907 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202552 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,558babies recorded
Mercer popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,473 | #2,558 | 5 | 52 |
| 2020 | #9,347 | #3,465 | 11 | 32 |
| 2010 | #16,303 | #5,646 | 6 | 16 |
| 2000 | — | #6,186 | — | 11 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | #4,097 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #4,021 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | — | #2,799 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | — | #2,143 | — | 14 |
| 1920 | — | #1,798 | — | 20 |
| 1910 | — | #1,765 | — | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mercer, counting every spelling?
Mercer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mercer?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mercer (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mercer 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mercer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mercer?
About 900 people born in the US named Mercer are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 25. That makes Mercer a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Mercer by state
How common Mercer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Mercer
How popular is the name Mercer?
Mercer was the 2558th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 967th; the most babies were born in 2025 (52). Over the last ten years it has moved up 575 places. More babies were named Mercer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mercer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Mercer in the US.
Where is Mercer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mercer was most common in Washington (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.