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Girl name

Merisa

100% girls · last recorded 2011

Merisa has been given to about 555 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 544
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 29
  • Born in 20250
  • All time555

How popular is Merisa?

Its best year was 1996, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 3793rd. The typical living American called Merisa is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Merisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melissa0.85
  2. Melisa0.88
  3. Mellisa0.85
  4. Marisa0.82
  5. Mellissa0.83
  6. Marissa0.80
  7. Elisa0.75
  8. Leisa0.75

Middle names for Merisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Merisa Rose0.85
  2. Merisa Louise0.85
  3. Merisa June0.84
  4. Merisa Pearl0.84
  5. Merisa Quinn0.84
  6. Merisa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Merisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.72
  2. Aracelisister · 0.72
  3. Karinasister · 0.71
  4. Angelicasister · 0.71
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.70
  6. Gerardobrother · 0.69

Where Merisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Merisa White0.80
    2. Merisa Reyes0.80
    3. Merisa Nguyen0.80
    4. Merisa Lee0.80
    5. Merisa Hill0.80
    6. Merisa Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Merisa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.