Mercedes is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mercedes means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mercedes across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mercedes has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mercedes is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “mercies”. From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Mercies.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 46,575 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,337 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 56 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 10 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mercedes per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (1,808/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (109/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2010 (11/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1964 (4/yr).
Mercedes has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #341 nationally (given to 1,808 babies that year).
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