Mercury
Mercury is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Roman Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Mercury
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mercury is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Roman Mythology
The Story of Mercury
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mercury as a girl name dates back to 2009, when 6 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Mercury — #6,396 in the national rankings. About 71% of every Mercury on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mercury ranks #6,396 for girls with 18 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). All told, over 129 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mercury as a boy name dates back to 1972, when 6 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Mercury — #5,664 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Mercury on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Mercury ranks #6,201 for boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). All told, over 223 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Mercury
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mercury. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mercurius
Names that sound like Mercury
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mercury is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Mercure
- Mercuri
- Mercurio
- Mercur
- Mercuries
- Murkier
- Arcuri
- Mockery
- Murky
- Merker
- Mirky
- Macquarie
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Mercury
Mercury is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 223 births in the dataset. Mercury's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,013. Use the chart and map above to compare Mercury's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.