The first name Mercedes
A girl’s name from Spanish.
Pronounced /mɚˈseɪdiz/ 3 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
From Spanish Mercedes (Mary, Our Lady of Mercy). The car was named for Mercédès Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 15 girls were named Mercedes, making it the 1,892nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2008, with 109 births (#400).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mercedes with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mercedes at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 150 girls born in the United States were named Mercedes, the 1,439th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 1,798 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Mercedes in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Mercedes in Finnish, Polish and Spanish too.
Famous people named Mercedes
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mercedes SosaArgentine singer (1935-2009)
- Mercedes McCambridgeAmerican actress (1916-2004)
- Mercedes RuehlAmerican actress, born 1948
- Mercedes MonéAmerican professional wrestler and actress, born 1992
- Mercedes de AcostaAmerican poet, playwright, and novelist (1893-1968)
- Mercedes LambreArgentine actress, singer, dancer and model, born 1992
- Mercedes McNabCanadian actress, born 1980
- Mercedes LackeyAmerican novelist and short story writer, born 1950
- Pilar Mercedes Miró RomeroFilm director, Screenwriter (1940-1997)
- Mercedes PazArgentine female tennis player, born 1966
- Mercedes MoranArgentine actress, born 1955
- Mercedes CarreraAmerican pornographic actress, born 1982
More Spanish girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Mercedes mean?
- From Spanish Mercedes (Mary, Our Lady of Mercy). The car was named for Mercédès Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.
- What is the origin of the name Mercedes?
- From Spanish Mercedes (Mary, Our Lady of Mercy). The car was named for Mercédès Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.
- How popular is the name Mercedes?
- In 2025, 15 girls born in England and Wales were named Mercedes, ranking 1,892nd. Its peak was 2008, with 109 births.
- Is Mercedes a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 46,575 US babies named Mercedes since 1880 were girls.
- When was Mercedes most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 1,798 babies were named Mercedes, its highest rank at 164th.
- How do you pronounce Mercedes?
- Mercedes is /mɚˈseɪdiz/, 3 syllables.
- Is Mercedes also a surname?
- Yes. Mercedes is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.