Girls' name · since 1970
Mercedita
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Mercedita, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1970–1971
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Mercedita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercedita has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1971.
- 12 total births
- 1970–1971 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mercedita's 12 recorded births place it above 27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mercedita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mercedita splits its recorded history at 1971: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mercedita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1971
- Peak year (1970)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Mercedita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Mercedita's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Mercedita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mercedita: Baby Name Since 1970 - 12 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mercedita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mercedita 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 July 2026.