Merceda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Merceda

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Merceda between 1915 and 1950, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Merceda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Merceda performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Merceda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Merceda 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 35 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.