Mercy
Mercy is a feminine given name or nickname which may refer to:Mercy Abang, Nigerian journalist Mercy Aigbe Gentry, Nigerian actress, director and businesswoman Mercy Akide, Nigerian former footballer Mercy Chepkurui, Kenyan steeplechase runner Mercy Chinwo, Nigerian gospel musician, singer and songwriter Mercy Wanjiru Gitahi, Kenyan steeplechase athlete Mercy Johnson, Nigerian actress Mercy…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mercy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mercy is a feminine given name or nickname which may refer to:Mercy Abang, Nigerian journalist Mercy Aigbe Gentry, Nigerian actress, director and businesswoman Mercy Akide, Nigerian former footballer Mercy Chepkurui, Kenyan steeplechase runner Mercy Chinwo, Nigerian gospel musician, singer and songwriter Mercy Wanjiru Gitahi, Kenyan steeplechase athlete Mercy Johnson, Nigerian actress Mercy…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mercy
Mercy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 439 Mercys were born — ranking #661 that year. As of 2026, Mercy ranks #858 for baby girls with 317 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 11K Mercys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Mercy
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About the name Mercy
Mercy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Mercy's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #582. Use the chart and map above to compare Mercy'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 .
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