How Many People Are Named Merced?
people named Merced are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 657,278 people in the US has this name
Based on 945 babies named Merced in Social Security records from 1905 to 2021, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
23 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Merced, 14% were girls and 86% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Merced fell from 49.1% in the 1920s to 23.3% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Merced alive today is about 47 years old, and 48% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Merced first appears in the records in 1905 and was given most often in 1924, to 23 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2021.
Babies given the name each year, 1905 to 2021
🏆 Rank History
Merced has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,188, in 1905. Among girls, its best rank was #2,915, in 1924.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,188 (1905) | #2,915 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,816 in the 1950s | #3,560 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Merced alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Merced were born in Texas than in any other state: about 89 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Merced was given about 14.1 times as often in Texas.
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