Recorded 1981–2018 Girls' name Peak 2018 13 births

Meissa — girls' name

13 babies named Meissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s62010s7

The verdict

13 girls have been named Meissa since 1981, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.

13
total births
1981–2018
years on record
2010s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Meissa was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Meissa in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Meissa between 1981 and 2018, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meissa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meissa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Meissa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

13

Since 1981

38 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1981

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2018

Meissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1981

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
5.566.577.5 20181981 6

Meissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
7 births that decade — 54% of Meissa's all-time total
1980s62010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meissa?
13 babies have been named Meissa since 1981. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Meissa most popular?
Meissa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Meissa been used?
Meissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 38 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Meissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meilani, Mei, Meira, Meisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.