Girls' name · since 1968
Merisa
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 555 babies named Merisa, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Merisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 555 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merisa has been recorded 555 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2011.
- #11,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 555 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merisa ranks #11,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 555 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 555
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Merisa's 555 recorded births place it above 84.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Merisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Merisa's full recorded timeline at 1992, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Merisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2011
- Peak year (1996)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Merisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (231 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Merisa's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Merisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
231 births
- 2000s
2000s
132 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 231 births (42% of all-time use).
How Merisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Merisa's total volume
Merisa by state
Where Merisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 5.4% |
30 of 555 births nationwide.
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What to do with Merisa's data
- Merisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (231 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Merisas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Merisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1968–2011 (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 Merisa 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.