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Mercedes

Girl

Origin of the name

Mercedes comes from the Spanish María de las Mercedes, “Mary of Mercies,” from the Latin merces, “reward,” which also gave “mercy.”

Classic name

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Mercedes peaked in 1991, when 1 baby in 2,165 was given the name. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 145 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 1436. 33% of all babies named Mercedes since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
46,206births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 164rank at its peak, in 1991

Where babies named Mercedes are born

1991

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The darker the blue, the more common Mercedes is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Mercedes is most common in New Mexico (2.5 times), Arizona (2.4) and Louisiana (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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