Girls' name · since 1880
Mercedes
Mercedes has 46,206 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,436 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,206
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mercedes is the #1436 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 46,206 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Mercedes recorded 46,206 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1436 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,436 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 46,206 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercedes ranks #621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,436 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 46,206 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,436 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 46,206
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mercedes's 46,206 recorded births place it above 99.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mercedes compares
46,206 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mercedes's all-time total is 123x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mercedes | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 46,206 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,798 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mercedes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mercedes splits its recorded history at 1953: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 1,798 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mercedes popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 1,798
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mercedes popularity over time - boys
369 total births recorded since 1917 (Mercedes as boys' name)
Mercedes by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15,291 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Mercedes's strongest decade.
15,291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Mercedes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 74
1880s
74 births
- 1890s 226
1890s
226 births
- 1900s 530
1900s
530 births
- 1910s 1,767
1910s
1,767 births
- 1920s 2,828
1920s
2,828 births
- 1930s 1,858
1930s
1,858 births
- 1940s 1,368
1940s
1,368 births
- 1950s 1,741
1950s
1,741 births
- 1960s 1,699
1960s
1,699 births
- 1970s 1,985
1970s
1,985 births
- 1980s 4,410
1980s
4,410 births
- 1990s
1990s
15,291 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,454 births
- 2010s 2,950
2010s
2,950 births
- 2020s 1,025
2020s
1,025 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15,291 births (33% of all-time use).
How Mercedes 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 Mercedes's total volume
Mercedes by state
Where Mercedes concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,044 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,290 | 11.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,590 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,318 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,224 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,919 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,428 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,389 | 3.0% |
6,044 of 46,206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mercedes appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mercedes's data
- Mercedes's decade-level peak was the 1990s (15,291 total births); usage has since declined to 1,025 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mercedess (6,044 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mercedes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mercedes 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.