Mercy is an established girls' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Mercy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #867 among girls (313) and #4,211 among boys (25) — overall #1,560 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 338 | 338 | #867 | #4,211 |
| 2024 | 344 | 344 | #847 | #4,399 |
| 2023 | 357 | 357 | #834 | #3,959 |
| 2022 | 376 | 376 | #797 | #4,803 |
| 2021 | 383 | 383 | #781 | #4,879 |
| 2020 | 356 | 356 | #801 | #5,393 |
| 2019 | 461 | 461 | #661 | #4,909 |
| 2018 | 405 | 405 | #726 | #6,578 |
| 2017 | 383 | 383 | #759 | #5,697 |
| 2016 | 372 | 372 | #792 | #7,000 |
| 2015 | 276 | 276 | #1,013 | #7,382 |
| 2014 | 298 | 298 | #935 | #8,568 |
| 2013 | 320 | 320 | #840 | #11,690 |
| 2012 | 255 | 255 | #991 | — |
| 2011 | 246 | 246 | #1,017 | — |
| 2010 | 207 | 207 | #1,179 | — |
| 2009 | 193 | 193 | #1,266 | — |
| 2008 | 182 | 182 | #1,347 | — |
| 2007 | 176 | 176 | #1,379 | — |
| 2006 | 163 | 163 | #1,395 | — |
| 2005 | 159 | 159 | #1,364 | — |
| 2004 | 150 | 150 | #1,393 | — |
| 2003 | 156 | 156 | #1,324 | — |
| 2002 | 111 | 111 | #1,666 | — |
| 2001 | 131 | 131 | #1,441 | — |
| 2000 | 117 | 117 | #1,585 | #11,567 |
| 1999 | 88 | 88 | #1,821 | — |
| 1998 | 72 | 72 | #2,060 | — |
| 1997 | 102 | — | #1,579 | — |
| 1996 | 85 | — | #1,763 | — |
| 1995 | 69 | — | #1,998 | — |
| 1994 | 59 | — | #2,246 | — |
| 1993 | 52 | — | #2,435 | — |
| 1992 | 47 | — | #2,636 | — |
| 1991 | 50 | — | #2,502 | — |
| 1990 | 53 | — | #2,367 | — |
| 1989 | 43 | — | #2,639 | — |
| 1988 | 42 | — | #2,576 | — |
| 1987 | 40 | — | #2,556 | — |
| 1986 | 33 | — | #2,886 | — |
| 1985 | 45 | — | #2,278 | — |
| 1984 | 33 | — | #2,765 | — |
| 1983 | 40 | — | #2,386 | — |
| 1982 | 46 | — | #2,205 | — |
| 1981 | 49 | — | #2,107 | — |
| 1980 | 50 | — | #2,087 | — |
| 1979 | 57 | — | #1,867 | — |
| 1978 | 36 | — | #2,456 | — |
| 1977 | 52 | — | #1,914 | — |
| 1976 | 38 | — | #2,240 | — |
| 1975 | 70 | — | #1,470 | — |
| 1974 | 69 | — | #1,457 | — |
| 1973 | 56 | — | #1,637 | — |
| 1972 | 53 | — | #1,686 | — |
| 1971 | 51 | — | #1,767 | — |
| 1970 | 49 | — | #1,818 | — |
| 1969 | 47 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1968 | 27 | — | #2,404 | — |
| 1967 | 30 | — | #2,200 | — |
| 1966 | 31 | — | #2,136 | — |
| 1965 | 32 | — | #2,098 | — |
| 1964 | 44 | — | #1,767 | — |
| 1963 | 42 | — | #1,804 | — |
| 1962 | 33 | — | #2,057 | — |
| 1961 | 33 | — | #2,058 | — |
| 1960 | 52 | — | #1,550 | — |
| 1959 | 45 | — | #1,633 | — |
| 1958 | 57 | — | #1,415 | — |
| 1957 | 51 | — | #1,502 | — |
| 1956 | 41 | — | #1,674 | — |
| 1955 | 55 | — | #1,359 | — |
| 1954 | 68 | — | #1,217 | — |
| 1953 | 52 | — | #1,355 | — |
| 1952 | 44 | — | #1,465 | — |
| 1951 | 44 | — | #1,426 | — |
| 1950 | 37 | — | #1,543 | — |
| 1949 | 29 | — | #1,791 | — |
| 1948 | 39 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1947 | 40 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1946 | 45 | — | #1,300 | — |
| 1945 | 41 | — | #1,255 | — |
| 1944 | 41 | — | #1,247 | — |
| 1943 | 38 | — | #1,335 | — |
| 1942 | 46 | — | #1,174 | — |
| 1941 | 41 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1940 | 37 | — | #1,212 | — |
| 1939 | 37 | — | #1,212 | — |
| 1938 | 34 | — | #1,260 | — |
| 1937 | 41 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1936 | 38 | — | #1,159 | — |
| 1935 | 37 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1934 | 47 | — | #1,016 | — |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,389 | — |
| 1932 | 34 | — | #1,257 | — |
| 1931 | 30 | — | #1,365 | — |
| 1930 | 42 | — | #1,155 | — |
| 1929 | 51 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1928 | 45 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1927 | 43 | — | #1,187 | — |
| 1926 | 33 | — | #1,408 | — |
| 1925 | 35 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1924 | 45 | — | #1,180 | — |
| 1923 | 25 | — | #1,712 | — |
| 1922 | 27 | — | #1,635 | — |
| 1921 | 27 | — | #1,654 | — |
| 1920 | 28 | — | #1,573 | — |
| 1919 | 34 | — | #1,472 | #4,581 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | #1,629 | — |
| 1917 | 25 | — | #1,539 | — |
| 1916 | 29 | — | #1,373 | — |
| 1915 | 14 | — | #2,212 | — |
| 1914 | 22 | — | #1,369 | — |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,980 | — |
| 1912 | 10 | — | #1,936 | — |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,420 | — |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,590 | — |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #1,440 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,277 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,137 | — |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #1,336 | — |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #1,528 | — |
| 1902 | 7 | — | #1,542 | — |
| 1901 | 5 | — | #1,864 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,682 | — |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,381 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,584 | — |
| 1892 | 7 | — | #1,235 | — |
| 1891 | 6 | — | #1,295 | — |
| 1889 | 10 | — | #884 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,418 | — |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1886 | 6 | — | #1,063 | — |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,113 | — |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #791 | — |
| 1881 | 9 | — | #611 | — |