Is Merissa a boy or girl name?

Merissa is a girl’s name. Of the 3,412 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Merissa

Recorded 1962–2019 · United States

Merissa was most popular in 1995, when 172 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,833 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,412 people named Merissa.

Merissa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Merissa’s peak in 1995. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Merissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Merissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,412 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Merissa

Where Merissa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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