Merce

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Mercies, through Mercedes

Merce has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1925. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1925, with 5 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 50% boys, 50% girls all-time.

Babies named Merce, 1925

1 in 467,000

Merce over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Merce over time

In 1927, Merce went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19251927

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Merce: meaning, origin, and history

Mercies, through Mercedes

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Merce means

Merce belongs to the name family reached through Merce → Mercedes. Its meaning is “mercies”.

Origin, language, and formation

Merce is used in Spanish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Mercedes.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Spanish, Merce is pronounced /ˈmeɾθe/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Merce between 1925 and 1925. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1925; its best national rank was #4,664 in 1925.

In the United States, 5 girls were recorded with the name Merce between 1927 and 1927. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1927; its best national rank was #5,357 in 1927.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Merce?

Merce had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1925, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1925: 1 in 467,000; 5 of 2,333,232 births
Among boys only: 1 in 223,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1925: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 323,456 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Merce sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1925 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 323,456 children born in 1925 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Merce. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Merces were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Merce was born before 1925 — so the typical Merce is around 100 today.

Median birth year: 1925; About 100 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 100.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 0; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 100.0% of all recorded uses (5).

Is Merce rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1925 (5)
Years since peak: 100; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #4,664; 1925

Spellings of Merce

Merce is not the most common spelling — Marc is, with 37.4% against Merce's <0.01%.

Marc37.4%140,604
Marco20.4%76,578
Percy8.6%32,204
Merle8.2%30,666
Reece5.8%21,968
Pierce5.4%20,245
Marcel5.4%20,131
Verne1.6%5,841

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Merce by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #4,664; 1925
Peak year: 1925; 5 that year
First recorded: 1925
Last recorded: 1925
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,357; 1927
Peak year: 1927; 5 that year
First recorded: 1927
Last recorded: 1927
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Merce

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Meruem Merida Merley Mertin Merrek Meraki Meryk Meraj Merten Merlan Larce Merci Dorce Mertis Meru Mergen Merv Merari Mergeron Meron Meric Mergim Merchant Merideth

Sibling names for Merce

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Concepcion Easter Gene Rosina Kattie Lavon Blanch Jaunita

For a brother

Domenick Hosea Rollin Alvis Jewel Eldridge Lenard Lacy

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