How Many People Are Named Merissa?
An estimated 3,275 people in the United States have the first name Merissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Merissa peaked in popularity in 1995 with 172 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Merissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Merissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,275
About 1 in 104,658 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1995
172 births
Total Registered
3,412
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Merissa
Merissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,412 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Merissa as a female name
Ranked #14,974 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1995 (172 births)
Merissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Merissa span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,400 babies were registered. Merissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Merissa by Decade
How has Merissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Merissa by State
Birth registrations for Merissa span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Massachusetts. On average, about 71 Merissas were registered per state.
Merissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Merissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Merissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Merissa?
We estimate approximately 3,275 people named Merissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 104,658 Americans share this first name.
Is Merissa a common name?
Merissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,412 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Merissa most popular?
Merissa reached peak popularity in 1995, when 172 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Merissa is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Merissa a female name?
Merissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Merissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Merissa Smith, Merissa Johnson, Merissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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