Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
In mythological stories, Mercury is associated with the god of commerce and a messenger god.
Mercury through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 300
- 206 boys · 94 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,030 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,030 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 66.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 317 as a first name in 2020; 276 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.
Mercury’s family of names
Mercury has a related form in Mercher. Mercury has a related form in Mercure. Mercury has a related form in Mercurea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Mercutiovariant
- Mercuriusvariant
- Merchervariant
- Mercurevariant
- Mercureyvariant
- Mercureavariant
- Mercureevariant
- Mercurievariant
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People named Mercury
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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