Gracious gifts or mercies
A phonetic variant of the Spanish name Mercedes. It refers to the Virgin Mary as 'Maria de las Mercedes' (Mary of Mercies), derived from the Latin word for 'reward' or 'wages', which in Christian contexts evolved to mean 'favor' or 'pity'.
Less common today
Marcedes isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,842 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
NFL tight end
