Given name
Merce
“a prosperous merchant”·“a storekeeper”·“wages”
Merce is a variant of Mercer. Interpretations include “a prosperous merchant” (English) and “a storekeeper” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. In Spanish use, Merce is a diminutive of Mercedes. Interpretations include “wages” and “lady of mercies; refers to the Virgin Mary” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merce is a variant of Mercer. Interpretations include “a prosperous merchant” (English) and “a storekeeper” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions. In Spanish use, Merce is a diminutive of Mercedes. Interpretations include “wages” and “lady of mercies; refers to the Virgin Mary” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Merce is a variant of Mercer. An origin associated with Mercer is English. In Spanish use, Merce is a diminutive of Mercedes. An origin associated with Mercedes is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Merce is a diminutive of Mercedes.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Merce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 5 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1927. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 160 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Merce’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Merce is a diminutive of Mercedes. Merce has a related form in Mercer.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Merce
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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