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Merced

Merced is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Merced are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 81%Female 19%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
81% male / 19% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
752 male / 181 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Merced

To address Merced when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merced," in English, "Guten Tag Merced," in German. About 81% of people named Merced are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Merced,

German

Guten Tag Merced,

French

Bonjour Merced,

Spanish

Estimado/a Merced:

Chinese

Merced您好：

Japanese

Merced様

English

Hi Merced,

German

Hi Merced,

French

Salut Merced,

Spanish

Hola Merced,

Chinese

Merced你好：

Japanese

Mercedさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Merced by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name81%

United States birth data

752 male · 181 female · 933 births recorded

Male 81%Female 19%

Since 1980: 82% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Merced a male or female name?

Merced is a unisex given name: about 81% of people named Merced are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Merced in an email?

To address Merced when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Merced," in English, "Guten Tag Merced," in German. About 81% of people named Merced are men and 19% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Merced a unisex name?

Merced is not a unisex name: 81% of people named Merced are men. Merced leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Merced a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merced (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_merced,
  title  = {Is Merced a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/merced},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}