Mercedes

Meaning: Mercies
Origin: Spanish — From the Marian title María de las Mercedes, Our Lady of Mercies

Girl's name · #1439 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Mercedes's best rank, #164, came in 1991; it has stepped well back to #1439 today. Roughly 46,000 girls have been named Mercedes since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#360 in Mexico (2024) · #508 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,892 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,131 in Canada (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #6,003 in France (2025) · #3,091 in Austria (2024) · #2,726 in Italy (2023) · #553 in Poland (2022) · #802 in Scotland (2014) · #1,193 in Slovakia (2013) · #907 in Ireland (2012) and 3 more.

Famous Mercedeses

Mercedes Sosa — Argentine singer (1935–2009)
Mercedes McCambridge — American actress (1916–2004)
Mercedes Ruehl — American actress (born 1948)
Mercedes Moné — American professional wrestler (born 1992)
Mercedes of Orléans — Queen of Spain in 1878 (1860–1878)

In stories & tradition

Mercedes Jones — Fictional character from the Fox series Glee
Mercedes Herrera^nl — The Count of Monte Cristo (book)
Mercedes Fernández López^es — Cuéntame cómo pasó (Spanish TV series)

What Mercedeses become

Among 681 notable people named Mercedes:

Entertainers appear 1.57× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer (1935–2009).

Similar names: Clarissa · Meredith · Beatriz · Marcela · Marissa · Carina

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