Boys' name · since 1915
Mert
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 554 babies named Mert, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
554 babies have been named Mert since 1915, making it today's #4268 boys' name.
Mert has 554 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4268 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #7,420 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,268 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 554 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mert ranks #7,420 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,268 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 554 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,268 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mert's 554 recorded births place it above 83.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mert compares
554 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Mert's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mert | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mert's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Mert by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (217 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Mert's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Mert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
140 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 217 births (39% of all-time use).
How Mert compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mert's total volume
Mert by state
Where Mert concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 34 | 6.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 19 | 3.4% |
| #3 | California | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mert's data
- Mert's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Merts (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Mert 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.