How Many People Are Named Mercer?
people named Mercer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 314,429 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,558 babies named Mercer in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
61 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mercer, 17.5% were girls and 82.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Mercer rose from 4.9% in the 1910s to 19.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mercer alive today is about 20 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mercer first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2016, to 61 babies. In 2025, 57 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mercer has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #966, in 1881. In 2025 it ranked #2,558. Among girls, its best rank was #4,636, in 1927.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,558 | #16,468 |
| Best rank | #966 (1881) | #4,636 (1927) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,539 in the 2010s | #10,147 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mercer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mercer were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 28 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mercer was given about 18.3 times as often in Georgia.
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