Is Mercy a boy or girl name?
Mercy is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 318 girls and 24 boys were named Mercy, so 93% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98% of the 10,520 US babies named Mercy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,383
- Girl rank, 2024
- #849
- Babies named Mercy since 1881
- 10,520
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 459 babies
Boys and girls named Mercy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 187 | 97.4% |
| 1920s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 368 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 397 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 494 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 371 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 530 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 421 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 677 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,532 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 87 | 3,134 | 97.3% |
| 2020s | 110 | 1,704 | 93.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,383 | 318 | #849 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,956 | 329 | #834 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,802 | 355 | #797 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,875 | 363 | #781 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,390 | 339 | #801 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,907 | 439 | #662 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,575 | 392 | #726 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,697 | 367 | #758 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,998 | 360 | #792 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,382 | 265 | #1,013 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,568 | 289 | #935 |
| 2013 | 6 | #11,689 | 314 | #840 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 255 | #991 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,017 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,179 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,266 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,347 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,379 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,395 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,364 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,393 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,327 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,666 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,441 |
| 2000 | 5 | #11,566 | 112 | #1,585 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,821 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,060 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,579 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,763 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,998 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,246 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,636 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,502 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,367 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,639 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,576 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,556 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,886 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,279 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,766 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,386 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,203 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,106 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,086 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,867 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,499 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,914 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,241 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,470 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,457 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,638 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,686 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,767 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,817 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,798 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,403 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,200 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,136 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,098 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,767 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,804 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,057 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,057 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,550 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,633 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,415 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,502 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,674 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,359 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,217 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,355 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,465 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,426 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,543 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,791 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,485 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,501 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,300 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,255 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,247 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,335 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,174 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,178 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,212 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,212 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,260 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,126 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,159 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,016 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,389 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,257 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,365 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,155 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,023 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,144 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,187 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,408 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,364 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,180 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,712 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,635 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,654 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,573 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,581 | 29 | #1,472 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,629 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,373 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,212 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,369 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,980 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,936 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,420 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,590 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,440 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,025 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,277 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,137 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,336 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,528 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,542 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,864 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,682 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,381 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,584 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,235 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,295 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 10 | #884 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,418 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,112 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,113 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,003 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #791 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 9 | #611 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mercy reached #3,956 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #611 in 1881. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mercy
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.