Total births
10
US rank #17263 Girls' name Peak 2022 10 births
Mercan — #17263 US girls' name
10 babies named Mercan in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#17263
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Mercan was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
5 babies were named Mercan in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Mercan
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Mercan between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mercan currently holds the #17263 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Mercan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Mercan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Mercan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,263
Active since
2022
Mercan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Mercan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Mercan's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mercan? ▼
10 babies have been named Mercan since 2022. It currently ranks #17263 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 5 births.
When was Mercan most popular? ▼
Mercan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Mercan been used? ▼
Mercan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mercan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Merry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2022–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.