Girl name#566 of girl names
Mercedes
Pronounced M ER0 S EY1 D IY0 Z (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1991
- 145 years in use
How popular is Mercedes?
Mercedes is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 46,426 children — the 566th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1991, when 1,798 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M ER0 S EY1 D IY0 Z
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Mercedes
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Mercedes
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Mercedes?
- Mercedes ranks 566th among girls' names in US records, with 46,426 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,050.
- Is Mercedes a unisex name?
- No. Mercedes is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Mercedes most popular?
- 1991, when 1,798 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.