Mercer is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Mercer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,558 among boys (52) and #16,473 among girls (5) — overall #5,188 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | 57 | #16,473 | #2,558 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | #10,011 | #3,079 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | #9,404 | #3,459 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | #13,130 | #3,445 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | #9,355 | #3,058 |
| 2020 | 43 | 43 | #9,347 | #3,465 |
| 2019 | 42 | 42 | #17,201 | #3,175 |
| 2018 | 49 | 49 | #9,606 | #3,086 |
| 2017 | 48 | 48 | #8,141 | #3,353 |
| 2016 | 61 | 61 | #7,123 | #2,752 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | #12,627 | #3,133 |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | #7,538 | #3,749 |
| 2013 | 40 | 40 | #9,426 | #3,721 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #14,518 | #4,975 |
| 2011 | 32 | 32 | #18,626 | #3,860 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #16,303 | #5,646 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | #16,576 | #5,045 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | #14,875 | #5,004 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,759 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #14,605 | #9,286 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,776 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #10,443 | #4,929 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #17,467 | #5,776 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,879 |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,824 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,186 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,936 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,711 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | — | #8,635 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,809 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | — | #8,329 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,591 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,600 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | — | #4,737 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #4,097 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,801 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | — | #3,434 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | — | #2,987 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,546 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,619 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #3,033 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,189 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | — | #2,331 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,832 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #4,205 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | — | #2,552 |
| 1953 | 12 | — | — | #2,359 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | — | #3,020 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,260 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,021 |
| 1948 | 11 | — | — | #2,405 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | — | #2,322 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,642 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,691 |
| 1944 | 14 | — | — | #1,945 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,883 |
| 1942 | 16 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | — | #2,799 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,806 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | — | #2,427 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,820 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,897 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,651 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,029 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,317 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,424 |
| 1930 | 14 | — | — | #2,143 |
| 1929 | 16 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1928 | 7 | — | — | #3,591 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | #4,638 | #3,679 |
| 1926 | 22 | — | #4,666 | #2,047 |
| 1925 | 26 | — | — | #1,482 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1923 | 21 | — | — | #1,734 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | #5,532 | #2,113 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | — | #2,120 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1919 | 19 | — | — | #1,790 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | #5,058 | #2,058 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,352 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,400 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | — | #1,933 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,689 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | — | #2,183 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,765 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #1,008 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #967 |