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Is Mercy a Male or Female Name?

Mercy is a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Mercy globally is 2.0% males and 98.0% females. The country with the highest male ratio is South Africa with 6.1% and the country with the highest female ratio is Kenya with 99.9%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Mercy in percentages: Globally: 2.0% males, 98.0% females, Nigeria: 2.5% males, 97.5% females, United States: 0.9% males, 99.1% females, Kenya: 0.1% males, 99.9% females, Ghana: 1.9% males, 98.1% females, South Africa: 6.1% males, 93.9% females, Philippines: 0.3% males, 99.7% females, Colombia: 1.1% males, 98.9% females, United Kingdom: 1.4% males, 98.6% females, India: 0.8% males, 99.2% females, Peru: 1.5% males, 98.5% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Mercy are 35-44 years old, making up 30.0% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Mercy in each age group: 18-24: 13.2%, 25-34: 14.8%, 35-44: 30.0%, 45-54: 22.7%, 55-64: 10.6%, 65+: 8.5%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Mercy is Kenya with 0.516% of the population. Following is Zambia and Ghana.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Mercy measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Mercy year over year: 1956: 0.0025‰, 1957: 0.0033‰, 1958: 0.003‰, 1959: 0.0029‰, 1960: 0.0035‰, 1961: 0.0029‰, 1962: 0.0027‰, 1963: 0.004‰, 1964: 0.0036‰, 1965: 0.0035‰, 1966: 0.0029‰, 1967: 0.0031‰, 1968: 0.0027‰, 1969: 0.0031‰, 1970: 0.0035‰, 1971: 0.0024‰, 1972: 0.004‰, 1973: 0.0037‰, 1974: 0.0039‰, 1975: 0.0041‰, 1976: 0.0048‰, 1977: 0.0186‰, 1978: 0.0102‰, 1979: 0.0072‰, 1980: 0.0089‰, 1981: 0.0053‰, 1982: 0.0069‰, 1983: 0.0055‰, 1984: 0.0063‰, 1985: 0.008‰, 1986: 0.0083‰, 1987: 0.0173‰, 1988: 0.0125‰, 1989: 0.008‰, 1990: 0.0066‰, 1991: 0.0041‰, 1992: 0.0051‰, 1993: 0.0032‰, 1994: 0.0038‰, 1995: 0.0026‰, 1996: 0.001‰, 1997: 0.0014‰, 1998: 0.0016‰, 1999: 0.0027‰, 2000: 0.0038‰, 2001: 0.0061‰

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