Girls' name · since 1977
Merrisa
144 babies named Merrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Merrisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Merrisa recorded 144 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1999.
- #23,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Merrisa ranks #23,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Merrisa's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Merrisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Merrisa's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Merrisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1999
- Peak year (1994)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Merrisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (82 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Merrisa's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Merrisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 82 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Merrisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1977–1999 (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 Merrisa 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.