Holding steady.
Popularity of Mertice since 1897
Babies named Mertice per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1920, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Mertice's real moment was 1897.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 |
| 1900s | 26 |
| 1910s | 103 |
| 1920s | 146 |
| 1930s | 80 |
| 1940s | 42 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Mertice is an extremely rare name that first appeared in U.S. records in 1897. It reached its peak usage in that same year, making it a one-hit wonder of the late 1890s. The name has never ranked among the top 1000 and has seen no recorded births in recent decades. Its trajectory is stable at zero, and no top states or similar names are associated with it. Likely a variant of Mertis or a diminutive of Merton, Mertice carries the vintage charm of turn-of-the-century coinages without the baggage of widespread use.
Mertice appears as a rare given name in late 19th-century U.S. records. It may be a feminine elaboration of Mertis, itself possibly a variant of Mertyl or Myrtle, or a coinage from the surname Merton (meaning 'settlement by the lake'). Its usage peaked in 1897 and has since been extremely uncommon.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Mertis
Sibling names for Mertice
Names that share Mertice's style, for a brother or sister.
