Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Mercer

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Merchant
Merchant; a name used for both genders

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

m(e)-rcer, mer-cer

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2539, 52 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #6900, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025525
20244010
20233411
2022347
20214011
20203211
2019375
20183811
20173414
20164417

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence