How Many People Are Named Mercia?
people named Mercia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,329,349 people in the US has this name
Based on 114 babies named Mercia in Social Security records from 1918 to 2016, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinate form of MERCY. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Mercia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mercia alive today is about 56 years old, and 54% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mercia first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 1919, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2016.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2016
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