Mert is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Mert is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,340 for boy births in the United States (and #9,274 across all names), given to 24 babies. Mert first appears in 1915 and peaked in 2018 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,340 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #6,369 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,837 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #5,791 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #6,560 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,373 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #4,749 |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #3,492 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | #4,059 |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | #5,256 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,831 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,345 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #4,268 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,893 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #5,589 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | #4,320 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #5,994 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,494 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,484 |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #4,931 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #6,130 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | #4,841 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #5,905 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #4,963 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #5,229 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,307 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,531 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,909 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #9,812 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #9,671 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #4,441 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,315 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #3,898 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #3,993 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | #4,045 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #4,606 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #4,666 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,192 |