Girls' name · since 1930
Mercedez
3,056 babies named Mercedez in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,056
- born since 1930
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mercedez currently ranks #10193 among girls' names in America, with 3,056 babies recorded since 1930.
Social Security Administration records show Mercedez recorded 3,056 times among girls since 1930, holding rank #10193 nationally today, ahead of 41% 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 1930 to 2025.
- #3,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,056 born since 1930
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercedez ranks #3,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,056 born since 1930, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,056
- born since 1930
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mercedez's 3,056 recorded births place it above 95.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mercedez compares
3,056 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Mercedez's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mercedez | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,056 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 149 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mercedez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mercedez's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 149, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mercedez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Mercedez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,189 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Mercedez's strongest decade.
1,189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mercedez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 225
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,189 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,091 births
- 2010s 408
2010s
408 births
- 2020s 75
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,189 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mercedez 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 Mercedez's total volume
Mercedez by state
Where Mercedez concentrates geographically, total births since 1930
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 428 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 403 | 13.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 69 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 65 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 60 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 57 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 48 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 32 | 1.0% |
428 of 3,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Mercedez appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mercedez's data
- Mercedez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,189 total births); usage has since declined to 75 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mercedezs (428 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mercedez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1930–2025 (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 Mercedez 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.