Masculine dossier · first seen 1905

Merced

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1942

Peak era

1942

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Silent Generation

Quick answers about Merced

How many people are named Merced?

An estimated 425 living Americans are named Merced.

How rare is Merced?

Merced fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Merced?

The median age of a living American named Merced is approximately 44 years, with most bearers falling between 31 and 64 years old.

Is Merced still popular?

Not especially. Merced has been declining since its 1942 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Merced most common?

Merced has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 11.2× more often than the national baseline.

1905Peak 19422025

Peak year

1942

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

764

Merced last appeared in SSA records in 2021. Across its recorded history, about 764 American boys received the name.

Merced peaked in 1942, when 19 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 764 Americans named Merced since 1905.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1942

Living profile

460

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age47

Core range32–67

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.

Geographic heartland

Texas

11.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Texas · 1930s 11.2×