Myrissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mi-RIS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Myrissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Myrissa come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Marissa or a blend of Myra and Marissa
Is Myrissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Myrissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Myrissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Myrissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Myrissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 29 | #3,676 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 17 | #5,393 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Myrissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mikayla, Makayla, Montana, Samira, Jayla, Miranda, Alyssa, Amira, Shayla, Samantha, Kiana, Madison
Names related to Myrissa
Marissa, Marisa, Maryssa, Merissa, Marrissa, Maurissa, Merisa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Myrissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/myrissa, updated 20 October 2026.