Merissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- meh-RISS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Merissa 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 Merissa mean?
Latin: 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'.
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Is Merissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Merissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Merissa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Merissa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Merissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Merissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1995, with 172 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the girls named Merissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Merissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 34 | #4,369 |
| 2008 | 52 | #3,221 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,684 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 76 | #2,283 |
| 2003 | 83 | #2,103 |
| 2002 | 75 | #2,196 |
| 2001 | 85 | #1,991 |
| 2000 | 88 | #1,919 |
| 1999 | 88 | #1,801 |
| 1998 | 108 | #1,541 |
| 1997 | 109 | #1,494 |
| 1996 | 120 | #1,387 |
| 1995 | 172 | #1,042 |
| 1994 | 155 | #1,144 |
| 1993 | 167 | #1,083 |
| 1992 | 155 | #1,136 |
| 1991 | 158 | #1,119 |
| 1990 | 168 | #1,055 |
| 1989 | 155 | #1,082 |
| 1988 | 104 | #1,367 |
| 1987 | 125 | #1,172 |
| 1986 | 105 | #1,282 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 1984 | 72 | #1,565 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,715 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,900 |
| 1981 | 58 | #1,867 |
| 1980 | 50 | #2,069 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,605 |
| 1978 | 50 | #1,938 |
| 1977 | 60 | #1,717 |
| 1976 | 34 | #2,387 |
| 1975 | 26 | #2,811 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
Names like Merissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Merissa
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Merissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/merissa, updated 20 October 2026.