First Name MERCY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERCY is ranked as the 2568th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,104.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.23 people named MERCY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 88% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MERCY is 5,502.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERCY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERCY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,104 +/-4.2%
  • National Rank 2,568
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,502
  • National Rank 2,979
  • Percentile Rank 96.78%
  • Proportion/100k 1.73

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERCY is 37.6% White, 41.4% Hispanic origin, 10.3% Black, 8.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MERCY have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERCY is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MERCY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 37.6% 63.9% -26.3%
Hispanic origin 41.4% 16.3% 25.1%
Black 10.3% 12.3% -2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 8.5% 4.9% 3.6%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERCY is California where 1,727 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERCY, as 12.72 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Indiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 32 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 192 1.49 94.2% Indiana 16 0.25 74.1% Iowa 27 0.88 86.7% Kansas 21 0.73 73.3% Michigan 72 0.73 93.9% Minnesota 67 1.23 92.6% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 26 1.4 76.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 60 0.52 88.6% South Dakota 9 1.04 38.5% Wisconsin 28 0.49 87.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 192 1.49 94.2%
Indiana 16 0.25 74.1%
Iowa 27 0.88 86.7%
Kansas 21 0.73 73.3%
Michigan 72 0.73 93.9%
Minnesota 67 1.23 92.6%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 26 1.4 76.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 60 0.52 88.6%
South Dakota 9 1.04 38.5%
Wisconsin 28 0.49 87.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 271 4.02 93.6% California 1,727 4.45 98.5% Colorado 101 1.89 90.0% Hawaii 181 12.72 94.5% Idaho 16 0.96 63.5% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 110 3.88 89.8% New Mexico 118 5.67 87.8% Oregon 29 0.74 77.6% Utah 17 0.56 64.9% Washington 123 1.74 94.1% Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 271 4.02 93.6%
California 1,727 4.45 98.5%
Colorado 101 1.89 90.0%
Hawaii 181 12.72 94.5%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.5%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 110 3.88 89.8%
New Mexico 118 5.67 87.8%
Oregon 29 0.74 77.6%
Utah 17 0.56 64.9%
Washington 123 1.74 94.1%
Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 95 2.64 90.7% Maine 61 4.59 83.0% Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.2% New Hampshire 9 0.7 37.2% New Jersey 281 3.15 94.8% New York 379 1.92 96.9% Pennsylvania 120 0.94 92.7% Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.2% Vermont 20 3.13 79.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 95 2.64 90.7%
Maine 61 4.59 83.0%
Massachusetts 207 3.07 93.2%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 37.2%
New Jersey 281 3.15 94.8%
New York 379 1.92 96.9%
Pennsylvania 120 0.94 92.7%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 87.2%
Vermont 20 3.13 79.3%
South State Statistics First-Names MERCY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 34 0.71 84.5% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 11 1.14 77.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 900 4.53 98.5% Georgia 139 1.38 93.8% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 74 1.58 89.0% Maryland 229 3.83 95.8% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 86 0.87 93.6% Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1% South Carolina 31 0.64 82.4% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2% Texas 819 3.04 98.0% Virginia 105 1.26 92.0% West Virginia 9 0.49 40.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MERCY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 34 0.71 84.5%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 11 1.14 77.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 900 4.53 98.5%
Georgia 139 1.38 93.8%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 74 1.58 89.0%
Maryland 229 3.83 95.8%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 86 0.87 93.6%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 81.1%
South Carolina 31 0.64 82.4%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2%
Texas 819 3.04 98.0%
Virginia 105 1.26 92.0%
West Virginia 9 0.49 40.6%
 

Full Names with MERCY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERCY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MERCY.

The most popular full name is MERCY Lopez. 1.05% of all the people named MERCY have this family name.

There are 1102 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERCY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERCY Lopez 1.05%
2 MERCY Martinez 1.05%
3 MERCY Rodriguez 0.98%
4 MERCY Garcia 0.92%
5 MERCY Diaz 0.85%
6 MERCY Hernandez 0.85%
7 MERCY Gonzalez 0.72%
8 MERCY Mathew 0.72%
9 MERCY Cruz 0.65%
10 MERCY Perez 0.65%
11 MERCY Thomas 0.65%
12 MERCY Abraham 0.59%
13 MERCY George 0.59%
14 MERCY Brown 0.52%
15 MERCY Gonzales 0.46%
16 MERCY Sanchez 0.46%
17 MERCY Castillo 0.39%
18 MERCY Gomez 0.39%
19 MERCY Martin 0.39%
20 MERCY Alvarez 0.33%