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Mert

100% boys · 24 born in 2025

Mert has been given to about 554 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 516
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mert per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 32
  • Born in 202524
  • All time554
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Mert?

Its best year was 2018, when 32 babies were given the name, ranking 3492nd. The typical living American called Mert is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Mert

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bert0.81
  2. Merritt0.67
  3. Robert0.55
  4. Albert0.55
  5. Merton0.57
  6. Hubert0.55
  7. Elbert0.55
  8. Hobert0.55

Middle names for Mert

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mert James0.74
  2. Mert Cole0.73
  3. Mert Wilder0.72
  4. Mert Thomas0.64
  5. Mert Miles0.59
  6. Mert Paul0.55

Sibling names for Mert

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.85
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.84
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.84
  4. Keziahsister · 0.84
  5. Azariasister · 0.83
  6. Soleilsister · 0.83

Where Mert is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mert Anderson0.73
  2. Mert Allen0.73
  3. Mert Adams0.73
  4. Mert Evans0.70
  5. Mert Edwards0.70
  6. Mert Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mert

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Mert across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.