First Name MERISSA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MERISSA is ranked as the 8451st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,082.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.34 people named MERISSA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 97% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MERISSA is 3,314.
  • The SSA data also shows that MERISSA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MERISSA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,082 +/-10.8%
  • National Rank 8,451
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,314
  • National Rank 4,047
  • Percentile Rank 95.62%
  • Proportion/100k 1.04

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MERISSA is 74.2% White, 9.6% Hispanic origin, 11.8% Black, 2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MERISSA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MERISSA is included in the following name categories:
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MERISSA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.2% 63.9% 10.3%
Hispanic origin 9.6% 16.3% -6.7%
Black 11.8% 12.3% -0.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.1% 4.9% -2.8%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MERISSA is California where 114 people have this name.
  • New Hampshire is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MERISSA, as 2.11 in every 100,000 New Hampshirites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • New Hampshire is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Illinois (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 428 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MERISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 6 0.05 34.3% Indiana 11 0.17 65.1% Iowa 15 0.48 81.2% Kansas 7 0.24 38.0% Michigan 51 0.51 92.2% Minnesota 13 0.24 80.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 7 0.35 38.4% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 16 0.14 73.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 79.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MERISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 6 0.05 34.3%
Indiana 11 0.17 65.1%
Iowa 15 0.48 81.2%
Kansas 7 0.24 38.0%
Michigan 51 0.51 92.2%
Minnesota 13 0.24 80.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 7 0.35 38.4%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 16 0.14 73.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 79.4%
West State Statistics First-Names MERISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 73.3% California 114 0.29 91.6% Colorado 7 0.13 37.1% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 39.0% Nevada 9 0.32 38.4% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 37.1% Utah 17 0.56 64.9% Washington 33 0.46 86.4% Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MERISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 73.3%
California 114 0.29 91.6%
Colorado 7 0.13 37.1%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 39.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 38.4%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 37.1%
Utah 17 0.56 64.9%
Washington 33 0.46 86.4%
Wyoming 9 1.6 40.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MERISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 86.2% Maine 20 1.53 66.1% Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.2% New Hampshire 28 2.11 75.9% New Jersey 83 0.93 88.0% New York 94 0.47 92.5% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.6% Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.7% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MERISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 86.2%
Maine 20 1.53 66.1%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.2%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 75.9%
New Jersey 83 0.93 88.0%
New York 94 0.47 92.5%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 83.6%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 68.7%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names MERISSA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 0 0 0.0% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 36.5% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 68 0.34 92.3% Georgia 70 0.69 90.1% Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9% Louisiana 7 0.14 38.1% Maryland 0 0 0.0% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 54 0.55 91.3% Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.4% South Carolina 0 0 0.0% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2% Texas 77 0.29 91.7% Virginia 26 0.31 79.4% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name MERISSA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 0 0 0.0%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 36.5%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 68 0.34 92.3%
Georgia 70 0.69 90.1%
Kentucky 13 0.29 65.9%
Louisiana 7 0.14 38.1%
Maryland 0 0 0.0%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 54 0.55 91.3%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 65.4%
South Carolina 0 0 0.0%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.2%
Texas 77 0.29 91.7%
Virginia 26 0.31 79.4%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with MERISSA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MERISSA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MERISSA.

The most popular full name is MERISSA Hall. 1.72% of all the people named MERISSA have this family name.

There are 213 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MERISSA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MERISSA Hall 1.72%
2 MERISSA Jones 1.29%
3 MERISSA Wilson 1.29%
4 MERISSA Blalock 0.86%
5 MERISSA Caskey 0.86%
6 MERISSA Garcia 0.86%
7 MERISSA Haymore 0.86%
8 MERISSA Ludwig 0.86%
9 MERISSA Lukach 0.86%
10 MERISSA Martin 0.86%
11 MERISSA Miller 0.86%
12 MERISSA Owens 0.86%
13 MERISSA Perkins 0.86%
14 MERISSA Smith 0.86%
15 MERISSA Stevens 0.86%
16 MERISSA White 0.86%
17 MERISSA Allen 0.43%
18 MERISSA Astley 0.43%
19 MERISSA Ayers 0.43%
20 MERISSA Barcomb 0.43%

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