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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Merissa

Merissa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1047th with 172 babies. More babies were named Merissa in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1995172 babies
Total since 1880
3,412babies recorded

Merissa popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#4,82330
2000#1,93388
1990#1,060168
1980#2,08850
1970#4,17414
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Merissa, counting every spelling?

Merissa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Merissa?

About 3,300 people born in the US named Merissa are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 27 and 39. That makes Merissa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Merissa by state

How common Merissa was among girls born in each state in 1993–1997, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.9×), Washington (1.7×), Ohio (1.5×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWI0.05Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesWA0.14Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMN0.15Illinois: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIL0.04Michigan: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMI0.15New York: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNY0.10Massachusetts: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMA0.04Oregon: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOR0.06Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesIN0.07Ohio: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesOH0.13Pennsylvania: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesPA0.11New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesUT0.07Colorado: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesCO0.10Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMO0.08Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.04New Mexico: 0.30 per 1,000 babiesNM0.30Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTX0.07Florida: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesFL0.03
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Merissa, girls, 1993–1997. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Merissa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Merissa, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Merissa

How popular is the name Merissa?

Merissa was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1047th with 172 babies. More babies were named Merissa in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Merissa a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,412 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Merissa most popular?

In 1993–1997, Merissa was most common in New Mexico (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Minnesota.