Mersana
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies
Mersana by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Mersana.
What we can tell you about Mersana
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mersana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marianaof the sea; feminine form of Marius1,084 in the US (2017)
- Morganabright sea or sea-born12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Maryanaof the sea; variant of mariana15 in the US (2017)
- Melanadark or black; a form of Melanie13 in the US (2017)
- Marlanalake by the boundary; a form of Marlene10 in the US (2017)
- Meghanagreat, magnificent, or cloud8 in the US (2017)
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