Girls' name · since 1979
Mercede
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 535 babies named Mercede, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mercede sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 535 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercede has been recorded 535 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2014.
- #11,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 535 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercede ranks #11,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 535 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mercede's 535 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Mercede's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mercede's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mercede popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2014
- Peak year (1992)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Mercede by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Mercede's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Mercede births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (55% of all-time use).
How Mercede compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mercede's total volume
Mercede by state
Where Mercede concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.9% |
7 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mercede's data
- Mercede's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Mercedes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mercede: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mercede draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.