Given name
Merci
“one who shows compassion and pity”
Merci is a variant of Mercy. One English interpretation is “one who shows compassion and pity.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Merci is a variant of Mercy. One English interpretation is “one who shows compassion and pity.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Merci is a variant of Mercy. An origin associated with Mercy is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Merci is a diminutive of Mercédesz.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Merci through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,055
- 64 boys · 991 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 55
- #3,502 for girls · #7,509 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,502 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 69 in 2019. It also appeared in 11 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 974 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.
Merci’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Merci is a diminutive of Mercédesz. Merci has a related form in Mercy.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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