Name Legacy

Merci

Recorded 1963–2025 · United States

Merci was most popular in 2019, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,275 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,272, with 55 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,055 people named Merci.

Most popular in2019
Rank that year#4,275
Births that year74
Total since 18801,055
Given to94% girls

Merci over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Merci’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merci a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merci is mostly a girl’s name — 93.9% of the 1,055 Americans given it were girls and 6.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 89% girls and 11% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Merci

Where Merci is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org