Mercer

Popularity Trends

The name Mercer is the #6,294 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,451 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 18.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 18.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,357 (26.8% percentile) for all time with 1,253 births since 1881. For girls, it ranks #5,518 (3.4% percentile) for all time with 198 births since 1917.

Mercer first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (1881 for boys and 1917 for girls). Birth data for Mercer is available in 89 out of the 143 years between 1881 and 2023 (89 years for boys and 23 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Mercer has been given predominantly to boys, with 86.4% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 75.6% of babies named Mercer were boys.

For boys, Mercer reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 4.2% percentile (ranked #882) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 1899, with 52 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Mercer ranks #882 for boys (3.2% percentile) with 19 births per million, which is 35.6% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Mercer reached its peak popularity in 2016, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #945) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 2016, with 9 births per million (ranked 1.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Mercer ranks #941 for girls (0.6% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 71.6% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mercer".

1881 2023 18812023

Key Statistics

Total Births

198

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

1917

Peak Percentile

1.3%

Current Percentile

0.6%

Peak Rank

#945

Current Rank

#941

Female statistics

Total Births

1,253

Peak Births

Peak Year

2016

First Recorded

1881

Peak Percentile

4.2%

Current Percentile

3.2%

Peak Rank

#882

Current Rank

#882

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Mercer", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Mercer.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Mercer's popularity from 1880 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Mercer at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Mercer range from Berlin at 69.4% correlation to Colvin at 58.5% correlation, with an average correlation level of 61.2%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Charlotte with 428.1K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Everitt with 579 births (100% boys).

Mercer's share of births peaked at 52.1 births per million in 1899 (8.8 for girls in 2016 and 52.1 for boys in 2016). It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (5% of peak) in 1955. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Mercer had 24.9 births per million, 48% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Berlin

3,290

69.38% (strong)

Everitt

579

64.10% (strong)

Jethro

3,871

62.88% (strong)

Hartley

3,473

61.76% (strong)

Evelynne

1,395

61.62% (strong)

Naomi

182.5k

60.57% (strong)

Abbott

1,262

60.08% (strong)

Arden

15.1k

59.25% (moderate)

Rocco

30.4k

58.94% (moderate)

Eleonor

675

58.54% (moderate)

Charlotte

428.1k

58.52% (moderate)

Colvin

1,026

58.45% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Mercer

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Mercer. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Mercer is pronounced as MER-ser, which has 2 syllables.

MER-ser

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MER-ser (2 syllables)

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M ER1 S ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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