Merci*
#6,812 most common girls' name of all time · #11,465 across all names · 6% male / 94% female · used 1963–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#6,812
Rank overall
#11,465 of 105,966
First appeared
1963
Years on the list
53 of 146
All-time
1,055
Since 2016
562
Peak year
2019 #2,549
Best rank
#2,549 2019
Girls
Boys
peak 74/yr
Merci first appears in 1963. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 11 | 55 | #3,482 |
| 2024 | 32 | 12 | 44 | #4,412 |
| 2023 | 49 | 5 | 54 | #3,300 |
| 2022 | 66 | 8 | 74 | #2,648 |
| 2021 | 48 | 10 | 58 | #3,313 |
| 2020 | 47 | 7 | 54 | #3,303 |
| 2019 | 69 | 5 | 74 | #2,549 |
| 2018 | 51 | 6 | 57 | #3,176 |
| 2017 | 47 | — | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2016 | 45 | — | 45 | #3,490 |
| 2015 | 32 | — | 32 | #4,430 |
| 2014 | 34 | — | 34 | #4,307 |
| 2013 | 26 | — | 26 | #5,201 |
| 2012 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,662 |
| 2011 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,778 |
| 2010 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,708 |
| 2009 | 23 | — | 23 | #5,953 |
| 2008 | 18 | — | 18 | #7,176 |
| 2007 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,664 |
| 2006 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,960 |
| 2005 | 22 | — | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2004 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,884 |
| 2003 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,310 |
| 2002 | 24 | — | 24 | #4,967 |
| 2001 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,732 |
| 2000 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,014 |
| 1999 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,708 |
| 1998 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,459 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,212 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,182 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,172 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,208 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,738 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,083 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,903 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,930 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,897 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,147 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,058 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,015 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,838 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,384 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,314 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,962 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,618 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,220 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | 12 | #4,780 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | 7 | #6,989 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,929 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,623 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | 8 | #5,847 |
| 1967 | 10 | — | 10 | #4,596 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | 7 | #5,876 |