Mercer
Rank in 2025
#14942
recorded as girls
#2539
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
57
girls 5 · boys 52
Peak year
1899
6 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,558
since 1881
Born a Mercer? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Mercer was most popular in 1899, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 52 babies were named Mercer, ranking #2539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 14942 | 52 | 2539 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9556 | 40 | 3045 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8989 | 34 | 3416 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12243 | 34 | 3412 |
| 2021 | 11 | 8978 | 40 | 3021 |
| 2020 | 11 | 8953 | 32 | 3418 |
| 2019 | 5 | 15539 | 37 | 3143 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9151 | 38 | 3055 |
| 2017 | 14 | 7840 | 34 | 3312 |
| 2016 | 17 | 6901 | 44 | 2726 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11835 | 37 | 3085 |
| 2014 | 16 | 7302 | 28 | 3693 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9036 | 28 | 3661 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13483 | 19 | 4862 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16764 | 27 | 3792 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14959 | 16 | 5478 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15242 | 19 | 4922 |
| 2008 | 7 | 13832 | 19 | 4901 |
| 2007 | <5 | — | 28 | 3687 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13606 | 8 | 8732 |
| 2005 | <5 | — | 14 | 5578 |
| 2004 | 10 | 9892 | 17 | 4793 |
| 2003 | 5 | 15784 | 13 | 5558 |
| 2002 | <5 | — | 10 | 6522 |
| 2001 | <5 | — | 16 | 4676 |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 11 | 5920 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | 14 | 4762 |
| 1998 | <5 | — | 11 | 5466 |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | 6 | 7971 |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 5 | 8868 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 6 | 7638 |
| 1992 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1991 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1990 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 6 | 6941 |
| 1988 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1987 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1986 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1985 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1984 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1983 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1982 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1981 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1980 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1979 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1978 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 6 | 5123 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1975 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1974 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1973 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1972 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 6 | 4375 |
| 1970 | <5 | — | 7 | 3836 |
| 1969 | <5 | — | 5 | 4404 |
| 1968 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1967 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1966 | <5 | — | 7 | 3249 |
| 1965 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1964 | <5 | — | 9 | 2854 |
| 1963 | <5 | — | 7 | 3318 |
| 1962 | <5 | — | 11 | 2504 |
| 1961 | <5 | — | 9 | 2900 |
| 1960 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1959 | <5 | — | 8 | 3037 |
| 1958 | <5 | — | 13 | 2265 |
| 1957 | <5 | — | 6 | 3552 |
| 1956 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1955 | <5 | — | 5 | 3886 |
| 1954 | <5 | — | 11 | 2449 |
| 1953 | <5 | — | 12 | 2287 |
| 1952 | <5 | — | 8 | 2875 |
| 1951 | <5 | — | 7 | 3066 |
| 1950 | <5 | — | 5 | 3681 |
| 1949 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1948 | <5 | — | 11 | 2326 |
| 1947 | <5 | — | 12 | 2251 |
| 1946 | <5 | — | 9 | 2534 |
| 1945 | <5 | — | 8 | 2574 |
| 1944 | <5 | — | 14 | 1890 |
| 1943 | <5 | — | 8 | 2732 |
| 1942 | <5 | — | 16 | 1799 |
| 1941 | <5 | — | 14 | 1903 |
| 1940 | <5 | — | 8 | 2671 |
| 1939 | <5 | — | 5 | 3480 |
| 1938 | <5 | — | 10 | 2326 |
| 1937 | <5 | — | 8 | 2680 |
| 1936 | <5 | — | 5 | 3549 |
| 1935 | <5 | — | 9 | 2529 |
| 1934 | <5 | — | 5 | 3679 |
| 1933 | <5 | — | 11 | 2214 |
| 1932 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1931 | <5 | — | 11 | 2328 |
| 1930 | <5 | — | 14 | 2079 |
| 1929 | <5 | — | 16 | 1933 |
| 1928 | <5 | — | 7 | 3357 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4286 | 7 | 3451 |
| 1926 | 6 | 4306 | 16 | 1981 |
| 1925 | <5 | — | 26 | 1451 |
| 1924 | <5 | — | 17 | 1964 |
| 1923 | <5 | — | 21 | 1696 |
| 1922 | 5 | 5009 | 16 | 2040 |
| 1921 | <5 | — | 16 | 2059 |
| 1920 | <5 | — | 20 | 1747 |
| 1919 | <5 | — | 19 | 1752 |
| 1918 | <5 | — | 11 | 2543 |
| 1917 | 5 | 4594 | 15 | 1986 |
| 1916 | <5 | — | 12 | 2259 |
| 1915 | <5 | — | 11 | 2310 |
| 1914 | <5 | — | 12 | 1868 |
| 1913 | <5 | — | 6 | 2496 |
| 1912 | <5 | — | 7 | 2045 |
| 1911 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1910 | <5 | — | 5 | 1589 |
| 1909 | <5 | — | 6 | 1277 |
| 1908 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1907 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1906 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1905 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1904 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1903 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1902 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1901 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1900 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1899 | <5 | — | 6 | 928 |
| 1898 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1897 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1896 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1895 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1894 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1893 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1892 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1891 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1890 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1889 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1888 | <5 | — | 5 | 1031 |
| 1887 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1886 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1885 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1884 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1883 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1882 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1881 | <5 | — | 5 | 866 |
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Recorded as girls 14% · boys 86% across all years