Mercedes
Meaning
mercies (Marian title)
Goes by Merche
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mercedes peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
14,716 people · the #1,303 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 13,889 · median age 72
Among people named Mercedes living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 21 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mercedes
Most people given the name Mercedes in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Mercedes you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mercedes deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Mercedes truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Mercedes fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Mercedes travels
Castilian · A documented choice in Spain's Castilian naming tradition.
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