Given name & surname
Mercede
“wages”·“lady of mercies; refers to the Virgin Mary”
Mercede is a variant 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
Mercede is a variant 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
Mercede is a variant of Mercedes. An origin associated with Mercedes is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mercede through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 535
- 0 boys · 535 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 44 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 603 as a first name in 2020; 118 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mercede’s family of names
Mercede has a related form in Mercedes.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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