Is Mercedes a boy or girl name?
Mercedes is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 151 girls and 0 boys were named Mercedes, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 46,421 US babies named Mercedes were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,451
- Babies named Mercedes since 1880
- 46,421
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 1,808 babies
Boys and girls named Mercedes, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 226 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 530 | 100% |
| 1910s | 6 | 1,767 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 54 | 2,828 | 98.1% |
| 1930s | 31 | 1,858 | 98.4% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,368 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,742 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,699 | 100% |
| 1970s | 35 | 1,984 | 98.3% |
| 1980s | 146 | 4,411 | 96.8% |
| 1990s | 85 | 15,291 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 7 | 8,452 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,950 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 872 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,451 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,422 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,243 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,220 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,273 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,197 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,074 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,049 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,078 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 271 | #986 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 301 | #859 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 398 | #708 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 366 | #754 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 436 | #665 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 457 | #646 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 582 | #525 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 664 | #490 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 730 | #437 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 817 | #383 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,605 | 952 | #337 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 949 | #332 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,069 | #293 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #283 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,134 | #285 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,911 | 1,207 | #262 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,241 | 1,376 | #225 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,244 | #241 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,699 | 1,390 | #211 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,543 | #191 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,431 | 1,571 | #189 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,159 | 1,779 | #171 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,492 | 1,729 | #178 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,376 | 1,798 | #164 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,263 | 1,654 | #176 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,585 | 1,220 | #224 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,286 | 609 | #395 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,911 | 427 | #501 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,749 | 385 | #530 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,560 | 359 | #551 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,843 | 294 | #610 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,369 | 311 | #576 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,408 | 304 | #595 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,044 | 254 | #686 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,761 | 248 | #693 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,718 | 223 | #736 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 219 | #722 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 209 | #738 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,197 | 203 | #722 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,174 | 211 | #705 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,730 | 169 | #801 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,608 | 168 | #789 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 189 | #740 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 191 | #767 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 202 | #734 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 167 | #798 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 157 | #809 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 164 | #767 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 158 | #784 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 169 | #762 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 173 | #789 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 184 | #759 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 180 | #778 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 180 | #781 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 167 | #798 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,370 | 176 | #770 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 184 | #729 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 168 | #774 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 188 | #699 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 159 | #752 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 183 | #694 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 159 | #720 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 158 | #708 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 188 | #637 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 179 | #641 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 148 | #696 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 136 | #727 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 146 | #701 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 149 | #650 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 156 | #586 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 124 | #667 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 134 | #656 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 120 | #683 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 120 | #647 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 135 | #601 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 170 | #513 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 177 | #503 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,397 | 197 | #467 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 163 | #514 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,520 | 175 | #477 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 168 | #498 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,517 | 176 | #480 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,116 | 186 | #485 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,016 | 212 | #444 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 234 | #440 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,899 | 266 | #406 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,993 | 252 | #426 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,348 | 291 | #402 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 273 | #411 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,064 | 295 | #398 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,954 | 319 | #381 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,699 | 276 | #404 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 239 | #432 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 299 | #387 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,737 | 318 | #369 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 225 | #438 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 236 | #432 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,830 | 253 | #398 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 227 | #412 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 232 | #394 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 167 | #411 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 131 | #433 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 122 | #426 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 92 | #426 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 82 | #442 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 73 | #434 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 64 | #454 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 68 | #433 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 52 | #474 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 60 | #435 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 62 | #408 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 33 | #570 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 44 | #473 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 25 | #642 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 49 | #486 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 35 | #504 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 33 | #566 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 17 | #780 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 26 | #619 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 27 | #587 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 25 | #591 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 14 | #818 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 17 | #717 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 18 | #637 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 14 | #750 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #745 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 9 | #938 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #775 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #758 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,007 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #903 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #889 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #790 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #809 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mercedes reached #2,286 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #164 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mercedes
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.