Meaning and history
Mercy comes from the English word mercy, ultimately from Latin merces “wages, reward,” a derivative of merx “goods, wares.” It was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century and is now most common in English-speaking Africa.
20062006: 163 births, rank #1,390
2007: 176 births, rank #1,370
2008: 182 births, rank #1,345
2009: 193 births, rank #1,265
2010: 207 births, rank #1,178
20112011: 246 births, rank #1,017
2012: 255 births, rank #988
2013: 314 births, rank #838
2014: 289 births, rank #933
2015: 265 births, rank #1,011
20162016: 360 births, rank #791
2017: 367 births, rank #758
2018: 392 births, rank #725
2019: 441 births, rank #661
2020: 339 births, rank #801
20212021: 363 births, rank #780
2022: 355 births, rank #796
2023: 329 births, rank #834
2024: 320 births, rank #845
20252025: 313 births, rank #862
Mercy moved from #847 to #867 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2019, with 441 births.