Mercedes Ruehl
There are approximately 1 people named Mercedes Ruehl living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mercedes with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ruehl. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Mercedes
37K
Alive today
Named Ruehl
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 37K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1991
Average age: 33
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #26,747
Per 100K: 0.31
Top ancestry: White (95.6%)
First name trend
Mercedes: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mercedes. The peak year was 1991 with 1,808 births. The average person named Mercedes today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ruehl surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ruehl, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 95.6%.
- White95.6%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Hispanic or Latino1.5%
- Black or African American0.7%
- Unknown or suppressed0.3%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Mercedes has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0107% of the US population, based on 36,731 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Ruehl appears at a rate of 0.31 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Mercedes Ruehl. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Mercedes Ruehl: questions and answers
How many people are named Mercedes Ruehl?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Mercedes Ruehl. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0107%) with the surname frequency (0.31 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Mercedes Ruehl?
We classify Mercedes Ruehl as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Mercedes a male or female name?
Mercedes is predominantly female. Out of 46,421 total SSA registrations, 0.8% were male and 99.2% were female. See the full Mercedes profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.