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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1881

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 91 recorded years as a table

Mercer, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1881	50
1888	41
1899	56
1909	37
1910	26
1912	16
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	13
1917	16
1918	11
1919	19
1920	19
1921	15
1922	15
1923	19
1924	15
1925	23
1926	14
1927	6
1928	6
1929	15
1930	13
1931	11
1933	11
1934	5
1935	9
1936	5
1937	8
1938	9
1939	5
1940	7
1941	11
1942	12
1943	6
1944	10
1945	6
1946	6
1947	7
1948	6
1950	3
1951	4
1952	4
1953	6
1954	5
1955	2
1957	3
1958	6
1959	4
1961	4
1962	5
1963	3
1964	5
1966	4
1969	3
1970	4
1971	3
1977	4
1989	3
1993	3
1995	3
1996	3
1998	6
1999	7
2000	6
2001	8
2002	5
2003	7
2004	9
2005	7
2006	4
2007	13
2008	9
2009	10
2010	8
2011	14
2012	10
2013	15
2014	15
2015	19
2016	23
2017	18
2018	21
2019	21
2020	19
2021	23
2022	19
2023	20
2024	23
2025	30

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mercer isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 52
Rank in 2025: #2,539
How rare: 1 in 32,847 boys
Since 1881: 1,345

Most popular in 1899, at 56 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 58% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.