Mercede
Feminine · “mercy”
Mercede is Mercedes without its final s, a spelling that turns a Spanish plural into what looks like a singular. It is three syllables, soft and gracious.
How old is the name Mercede?
Mercede first appears in US birth records in 1979 — 46 years ago. The typical Mercede alive today was born around 1995, making them about 30 years old. About 500 people named Mercede are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Mercede most popular?
Mercede peaked in 1992, reaching #2733 nationally. See the whole 1992 chart.
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Where it comes from
From merced to Mercede
The story of Mercede
Mercedes was given in Spanish-speaking families in honor of Our Lady of Mercy, and it traveled through Europe and the Americas. American families spelled it in several ways, and Mercede leaves off the final s, perhaps because English readers took it for an unneeded ending. No record explains the choice, and beyond it the name shares Mercedes's history.
Meaningscholars disagree
mercy, through Mercedes
Mercedes comes from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Our Lady of Mercies. Mercede drops the s, and the record does not say why.
How the name formed
- merced
- Mercedes
- Mercede
Related forms: Mercedes · Mercede
Pronouncing Mercede
mer-SAY-dee
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Mercede
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1979
- Most girls named
- 199244 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2733reached in 1992
- Change vs 2011
- −37.5%5 in 2014, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Mercede in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mercedes in Spanish — related form
- Mercede in Italian — same name
Mercedes among us
people named Mercede are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Mercede sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning, mercy, is warm and clear.
- Mercy and Sadie give two short forms.
- People will add the s and write Mercedes.
- Many will think of the car.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mercedes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Mercede are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Mercede in 2025?
- Mercede is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Mercede with classmates?
- Mercede will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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