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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 109 babies (rank #401 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,180

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

109

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

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	39	#631
1997	47	#558
1998	59	#485
1999	50	#565
2000	55	#522
2001	48	#575
2002	41	#663
2003	48	#615
2004	39	#733
2005	43	#717
2006	48	#663
2007	101	#413
2008	109	#401
2009	85	#481
2010	73	#554
2011	80	#529
2012	61	#687
2013	42	#894
2014	47	#823
2015	35	#1,025
2016	30	#1,163