How Many People Are Named Mercury?
people named Mercury are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,158,592 people in the US has this name
Based on 300 babies named Mercury in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
32 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Roman god of trade, merchants, and travellers, later equated with the Greek god Hermes. This is also the name of the first planet in the solar system.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mercury, 31.7% were girls and 68.3% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mercury alive today is about 13 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mercury first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2023, to 32 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mercury has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,150, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #8,026. Among girls, its best rank was #7,149, in 2023.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,026 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,150 (1973) | #7,149 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,988 in the 2020s | #10,130 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mercury alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mercury were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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