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Girl name

Merrisa

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Merrisa has been given to about 144 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 140
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Merrisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time144

How popular is Merrisa?

Its best year was 1994, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 5164th. The typical living American called Merrisa is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Merrisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Melissa0.82
  2. Melisa0.85
  3. Mellisa0.85
  4. Mellissa0.83
  5. Marisa0.80
  6. Marissa0.77
  7. Elisa0.73
  8. Leisa0.73

Middle names for Merrisa

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

Sibling names for Merrisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Codybrother · 0.58
  2. Laceysister · 0.58
  3. Kylebrother · 0.57
  4. Ashleysister · 0.56
  5. Ambersister · 0.56
  6. Caseyeither · 0.55

Where Merrisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.