Merisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-RISS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Merisa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the sea”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Merisa mean?
Latin: spelling of Merissa, itself a variant of Marissa, from Latin maris 'of the sea'
“of the sea”
A variant of Marissa, a name often linked to the Latin maris, 'of the sea'.
Meaning borrowed from Merissa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Merisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Merisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Merisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Merisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Merisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
Names like Merisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marissa Amanda Miranda Mariana Serena Marisol Montana Marina Sierra Tiana Clarissa Ariana
Names related to Merisa
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Merisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/merisa, updated 20 October 2026.