Mercia

MUR-see-uh /ˈmɜːsiə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Mercia is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Mercia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Mercia was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1919 (9 births).

About the name Mercia

PronunciationMUR-see-uh /ˈmɜːsiə/
9peak births 1919
1918first in SSA data

Names similar to Mercia

How popular is Mercia?

Girls named Mercia
1918192019401960198020002016
Girls named Mercia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Mercia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201655#17,979
200555#18,264
200366#15,129
19725—#9,113
19675—#7,488
19575—#6,729
19566—#5,741
19516—#5,227
19486—#5,068
19445—#5,044
19437—#4,072
19366—#4,008
19346—#4,139
19336—#4,062
19247—#4,308
19227—#4,307
19216—#4,895
19199—#3,380
19186—#4,643