Mercy
Mercy is a distinctive choice, ranked #1197 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Mercy in their class.
About the Name Mercy
Mercy is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 527 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #806 in 2009 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Mercy is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Mercy in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #849, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Mercy
- Chaplet of the Divine Mercy — The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy, also called the Divine Mercy Chaplet, is a Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy, based on the Christological apparitions of Jesus Christ reported by Faustina Kowalska, known as "the Apostle of Mercy".
- The Everlasting Mercy — The Everlasting Mercy is a poem by John Masefield, the UK's second longest serving poet laureate after Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- Mercy Otis Warren — Mercy Otis Warren was an American activist poet, playwright, and pamphleteer during the American Revolution.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mercy
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mercy
Almost certainly the only Mercy in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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