Recorded 1989–2016 Girls' name Peak 2001 429 births

Mersadies — girls' name

429 babies named Mersadies in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s1922000s1952010s35

The verdict

429 girls have been named Mersadies since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

429
total births
1989–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mersadies was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

35 babies were named Mersadies in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mersadies

The Social Security Administration has registered 429 babies named Mersadies between 1989 and 2016, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mersadies currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mersadies performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mersadies shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Mersadies in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mersadies 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 429 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.

Mersadies at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

429

Since 1989

28 years of records

Peak year

2001

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1989

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2016

Mersadies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1989

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2001)
35
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 2016200920052001199719931989 7

Mersadies by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
195 births that decade — 45% of Mersadies's all-time total
1980s71990s1922000s1952010s35

Mersadies by state

Where Mersadies concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mersadies
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.2%
Ohio share of Mersadies's total US births 1.2%

5 of 429 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mersadies?
429 babies have been named Mersadies since 1989. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2001 with 35 births.
When was Mersadies most popular?
Mersadies was most popular in the 2000s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Mersadies most popular?
The top states for the name Mersadies are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Mersadies been used?
Mersadies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 28 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Mersadies?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, 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, 1989–2016 (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.