Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Mercutio is a variant of Mercury. An origin associated with Mercury is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mercutio is a variant of Mercury. The history of Mercury gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Mercury is associated with the god of commerce and a messenger god.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mercutio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 17 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 7 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 boys is 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mercutio’s family of names
Mercutio has a related form in Mercury.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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