Unisex name · since 1972
Mercury
206 babies named Mercury in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mercury currently ranks #7810 among unisex names in America, with 206 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercury has been recorded 206 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #7810 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #12,785 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,810 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 206 born since 1972
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mercury ranks #12,785 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,810 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 206 born since 1972, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,785 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,810 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 206
- born since 1972
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mercury's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mercury compares
206 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Mercury's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mercury | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 206 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mercury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mercury's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mercury popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Mercury popularity over time - girls
94 total births recorded since 2009 (Mercury as girls' name)
Mercury by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (70 births, 34% of the file).
2020s was Mercury's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Mercury births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 70 births (34% of all-time use).
Mercury by state
Where Mercury concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 206 births nationwide.
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What to do with Mercury's data
- California records the most Mercurys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mercury: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Mercury 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.