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Mercer

Mercer is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Mercer are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 88%Female 12%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
88% male / 12% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
1,034 male / 142 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Mercer

To address Mercer when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mercer," in English, "Guten Tag Mercer," in German. About 88% of people named Mercer are men and 12% 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 Mercer,

German

Guten Tag Mercer,

French

Bonjour Mercer,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mercer:

Chinese

Mercer您好：

Japanese

Mercer様

English

Hi Mercer,

German

Hi Mercer,

French

Salut Mercer,

Spanish

Hola Mercer,

Chinese

Mercer你好：

Japanese

Mercer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 Mercer by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name88%

United States birth data

1,034 male · 142 female · 1,176 births recorded

Male 88%Female 12%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mercer a male or female name?

Mercer is a unisex given name: about 88% of people named Mercer are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Mercer in an email?

To address Mercer when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mercer," in English, "Guten Tag Mercer," in German. About 88% of people named Mercer are men and 12% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Mercer a unisex name?

Mercer is not a unisex name: 88% of people named Mercer are men. Mercer 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 Mercer a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mercer (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

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