Mercury is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2023 and has grown less common since.
Mercury is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,030 for boy births in the United States (and #16,772 across all names), given to 10 babies. Mercury was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2023 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,030 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,127 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | #7,154 | #5,836 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #7,914 | #6,366 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #9,356 | #5,945 |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | #7,452 | #13,394 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #12,075 | #8,643 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #12,125 | #8,604 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #17,580 | #7,383 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #15,593 | #13,537 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #18,249 | #8,484 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,359 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,552 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,389 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #16,577 | #13,811 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,578 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,726 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,912 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,162 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | #8,515 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | — | #8,433 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | — | #4,632 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #5,033 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,152 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,780 |