Mercy

Rank 796th Girl Name

In 2022, the name Mercy was 796th most popular baby name for girls and 1,459th most popular baby name overall. In 2022, 374 babies were named Mercy in the United States. The gender distribution for "Mercy" is 94.4% female and 5.6% male.

In 2022, 1 out of every 9,009 babies in the United States were named Mercy. Today, the average age of someone named Mercy is around 16 to 24 years old.

The name "Mercy" is not common today.

Pronunciation

Mercy is pronounced mer-cy in English. The name Mercy has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

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Name Trends (1972 to Present)

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Fun Facts about Mercy

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Geography

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Gender Distribution

Boys named Mercy
Girls named Mercy
5.6%94.4%

Relevant Categories

Similar Sounding Names

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Data Source

Social Security Administration

U.S. Name Statistics provided by the Social Security Administration based on data from SSN Applications

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