girl's name

Merissa

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 3,772

Ireland

#623

1996 births

Merissa is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1995, when 172 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1962.

Merissa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s.

1,400
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Merissa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 17
1970s 306
1980s 853
1990s 1,400
2000s 711
2010s 125

How popular is Merissa?

In 2019, Merissa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Merissa is used

Ireland #623 3 in 1996
Scotland #973 3 in 2008
Canada #2,176 10 in 2021
England & Wales #7,478 3 in 2012
United States #15,161 6 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Merissa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Merissa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Merissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Merissa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Merissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Merissa

How popular is the name Merissa?

In 2019, Merissa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Merissa a girl's or a boy's name?

Merissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Merissa most popular?

Merissa peaked in 1995, when 172 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.