Given name & surname
Mert
“one who loves silence”
Mert is used as a given name and a surname. One Egyptian interpretation is “one who loves silence.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Egyptian interpretation is “one who loves silence.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Egyptian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mert through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 554
- 554 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,340 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,340 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 775 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Mert
- Mert MüldürTurkish association football player (born 1999)
- Mert ÇetinTurkish association football player (born 1997)
- Mert Hakan YandaşTurkish association football player (born 1994)
- Mert Ramazan DemirTurkish actor (born 1998)
- Mert KömürTurkish-German association football player (born 2005)
- Mert FıratTurkish actor and screenwriter (born 1981)
- Mert ÖcalTurkish actor and fashion model (born 1982)
- Mert YazıcıoğluTurkish actor (born 1993)
- Mert ErdoğduTurkish chess player (born 1979)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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