Girls' name · since 1919
Mercile
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Mercile, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 17
- total births
- 1919–1933
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Mercile sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Mercile recorded 17 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1933.
- 17 total births
- 1919–1933 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Mercile's 17 recorded births place it above 33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mercile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mercile splits its recorded history at 1925: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mercile popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1933
- Peak year (1919)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Mercile by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Mercile's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Mercile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Mercile's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1930s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1919–1933 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Mercile: Baby Name Since 1919 - 17 Births, Peak 1919." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mercile. 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 Mercile 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.