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Origin & history of Merissa1
Modern American roots
Merissa comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning 'Of the sea' or 'marvelous'.
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How popular is Merissa?
1995
peak year
Today, Merissa is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #13112), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1995, 172 babies were given the name (ranked #1047 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. Merissa has been declining in recent years. In all, around 3,412 babies have been registered as Merissa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
172
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,047)
(ranked #1,047)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,412
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Merissa3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
M4
E5
R9
I9
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 30 → Life path 3
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Personality of Merissa✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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