Unisex name · since 1963
Merci
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 991 babies named Merci, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Merci is the #3481 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 991 recorded since 1963.
Merci has 991 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3481 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #7,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 991 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merci ranks #7,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 991 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 991
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Merci's 991 recorded births place it above 89.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Merci compares
991 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Merci's all-time total is 164% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Merci | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 991 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 21 | 19,840 |
Merci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Merci's full recorded timeline at 1999, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Merci popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Merci popularity over time - boys
64 total births recorded since 2018 (Merci as boys' name)
Merci by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (365 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Merci's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Merci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
365 births
- 2020s
2020s
286 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 365 births (37% of all-time use).
How Merci 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 Merci's total volume
Merci by state
Where Merci concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 62 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 36 | 3.6% |
| #3 | California | | 19 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
62 of 991 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Merci's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (365 total births) through the 2020s (286) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Mercis (62 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 Merci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Merci 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.