Girls' name · since 1981
Meissa
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Meissa, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meissa has been recorded 13 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2018.
- #51,120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Meissa ranks #51,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #51,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Meissa's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Meissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Meissa's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Meissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2018
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Meissa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Meissa's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Meissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window.
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Meissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Meissa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.