Merrissa

meh-RIH-suh /mɛˈɹɪsə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Merrissa is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Merrissa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Merrissa was first reported in SSA data in 1979 and peaked in 1989 (16 births).

About the name Merrissa

Pronunciationmeh-RIH-suh /mɛˈɹɪsə/
16peak births 1989
1979first in SSA data

Names similar to Merrissa

How popular is Merrissa?

Girls named Merrissa
19791980198519901995200020052006
Girls named Merrissa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1979–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Merrissa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200688#13,202
200377#13,375
200166#14,735
199866#13,551
199711—#8,147
19967—#11,370
199511—#7,883
199412—#7,436
199310—#8,480
199212—#7,353
19917—#11,062
199014—#6,347
198916—#5,464
19886—#11,264
198713—#5,819
198612—#6,024
19856—#10,177
19828—#7,944
19795—#11,289