Names / Unisex names
Mercury
Current rank
#8,030
and rising
All-time peak
#3,152
in 1973
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
300
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,152 in 1973 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mercury makes its debut in American naming records in 1972, where it reads as a unisex name. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 300 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.