Feminine dossier · first seen 1962

Merissa

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1995

Peak era

1995

Peak births

172

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Millennial

Quick answers about Merissa

How many people are named Merissa?

An estimated 3,299 living Americans are named Merissa.

How rare is Merissa?

Merissa fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Merissa?

The median age of a living American named Merissa is approximately 33 years, with most bearers falling between 27 and 39 years old.

Is Merissa still popular?

Not especially. Merissa has been declining since its 1995 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Merissa most common?

Merissa has its strongest geographic signal in Michigan, where it appears 1.7× more often than the national baseline.

1962Peak 19952025

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

3,412

Merissa last appeared in SSA records in 2019. Across its recorded history, about 3,412 American girls received the name.

Merissa peaked in 1995, when 172 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 3,412 Americans named Merissa since 1962.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationMillennial

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1995

Living profile

3,341

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age33

Core range27–39

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

Michigan

1.7× higher affinity than the national baseline.

Michigan · 1990s 1.7×