Recorded 1913–1936 Girls' name Peak 1936 18 births

Mercides — girls' name

18 babies named Mercides in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51930s7
1930s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Mercides was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

7 babies were named Mercides in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mercides

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Mercides between 1913 and 1936, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mercides currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mercides performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mercides shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mercides in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mercides at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

18

Since 1913

24 years of records

Peak year

1936

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1913

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1936

Mercides popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1913

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1936)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 193619241913 6

Mercides by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
7 births that decade — 39% of Mercides's all-time total
1910s61920s51930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mercides?
18 babies have been named Mercides since 1913. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1936 with 7 births.
When was Mercides most popular?
Mercides was most popular in the 1930s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Mercides been used?
Mercides has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 24 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Mercides?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Merry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.