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Mercedes: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“mercies”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
mər-SAY-deez · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

From the Spanish title María de las Mercedes, referring to the Virgin Mary as 'Our Lady of Mercies'. The word mercedes is the plural of merced 'mercy, favor'.

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How popular is Mercedes?

202445.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mercedes in 2024151

2024 rank#1,451 girls

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 188046,421

Mercedes is fading: recent use is about 54% of its level ten years before.

Names like Mercedes

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Mercedes questions

What does the name Mercedes mean?

Mercedes means "mercies". It comes from Spanish. From the Spanish title María de las Mercedes, referring to the Virgin Mary as 'Our Lady of Mercies'. The word mercedes is the plural of merced 'mercy, favor'.

Is Mercedes a boy or girl name?

Mercedes is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mercedes?

151 US babies were named Mercedes in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Mercedes?

Mercedes is usually pronounced mər-SAY-deez.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.