Recorded 1982–2000 Girls' name Peak 1993 75 births

Mersedes — girls' name

75 babies named Mersedes in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s562000s8

The verdict

75 girls have been named Mersedes since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2000.

75
total births
1982–2000
years on record
1990s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Mersedes was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

11 babies were named Mersedes in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mersedes

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Mersedes between 1982 and 2000, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mersedes currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mersedes performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mersedes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mersedes 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 75 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.

Mersedes at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

75

Since 1982

19 years of records

Peak year

1993

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1982

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2000

Mersedes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1982

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 2000199919981996199319921991199019891982 6

Mersedes by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 75% of Mersedes's all-time total
1980s111990s562000s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mersedes?
75 babies have been named Mersedes since 1982. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1993 with 11 births.
When was Mersedes most popular?
Mersedes was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Mersedes been used?
Mersedes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 19 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Mersedes?
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, 1982–2000 (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.