Recorded 1995–2005 Girls' name Peak 1995 23 births

Meryssa — girls' name

23 babies named Meryssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s10

The verdict

23 girls have been named Meryssa since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

23
total births
1995–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Meryssa was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

8 babies were named Meryssa in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Meryssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Meryssa between 1995 and 2005, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Meryssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Meryssa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Meryssa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Meryssa 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 23 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.

Meryssa at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

23

Since 1995

11 years of records

Peak year

1995

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1995

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2005

Meryssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1995

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
456789 2005200419991995 8

Meryssa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
13 births that decade — 57% of Meryssa's all-time total
1990s132000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Meryssa?
23 babies have been named Meryssa since 1995. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Meryssa most popular?
Meryssa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Meryssa been used?
Meryssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 11 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Meryssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Meredith, Mercedes, Merle, Mercy, 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, 1995–2005 (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.