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girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Mertice

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Mertice
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
25 babies
All-time total
414
#13,245 all-time among girls
First recorded
1897
in Social Security records

Mertice popularity over time

414 babies have been named Mertice since 1897, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1897Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 6 1 – #1,495
1900s 26 3 +333% #1,727
1910s 103 10 +296% #1,733
1920s 146 15 +42% #1,688
1930s 80 8 -45% #2,385
1940s 42 4 -47% #3,458
1950s 11 1 -74% #5,347
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The story of Mertice

Mertice is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1897, 414 American babies have been named Mertice. Its peak came in 1920, when 25 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mertice stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Mertice year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1945 5 #5,030
1940 7 #3,743
1935 8 #3,347
1930 14 #2,385
1925 9 #3,569
1920 25 #1,688
1915 16 #2,022
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mertice, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Mertice in 2025?

Mertice did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Mertice?

414 babies have been named Mertice in the United States since 1897, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mertice most popular?

Mertice peaked in 1920, when 25 newborns received the name.

Is Mertice a boy or girl name?

Mertice is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Mertice rising or falling?

Mertice has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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