Mercedes

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Mercedes is a Spanish female name, popularized in the form of María de las Mercedes, which is one of the Roman Catholic titles of the Virgin Mary.

From Wikipedia

Mercedes first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 118 babies (rank #251 that year). In 2024 it was given to 9 girls (rank #2,389). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mercedes

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mercedes yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,901

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

118

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Mercedes

Mercedes Sosarecording artist · b. 1935
Mercedes McCambridgefilm actor · b. 1916
Mercedes Ruehlfilm actor · b. 1948
Mercedes Monéprofessional wrestler · b. 1992
Mercedes of Orléansconsort · b. 1860

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	63	#420
1992	80	#360
1993	118	#251
1994	83	#303
1995	102	#286
1996	99	#289
1997	77	#355
1998	92	#305
1999	93	#298
2000	81	#341
2001	82	#338
2002	88	#318
2003	66	#415
2004	84	#350
2005	67	#419
2006	85	#360
2007	66	#463
2008	72	#445
2009	52	#585
2010	36	#767
2011	45	#646
2012	44	#660
2013	26	#996
2014	20	#1,238
2015	23	#1,093
2016	26	#1,015
2017	29	#926
2018	12	#1,821
2019	20	#1,263
2020	19	#1,272
2021	19	#1,308
2022	11	#1,935
2023	12	#1,874
2024	9	#2,389