Is Merisa a boy or girl name?

Merisa is a girl’s name. Of the 555 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Merisa

Recorded 1968–2011 · United States

Merisa was most popular in 1996, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,113 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 555 people named Merisa.

Merisa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merisa’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merisa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merisa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 555 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org