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
Where it lives now
Merced is most concentrated in Texas — about 11.2× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Merced is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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