Mercedes

Girl Spanish #1422 in 2023

Mercedes is a girl name of Spanish origin.

Meaning of Mercedes

Means "Mercy". Occasionally borrowed from Spanish. The car was named for, the daughter of Austrian businessman who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

Popularity of Mercedes

Popularity, 1880–2023

157 births in 2023

1880 2023

45,901 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1991

1,798 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.