How popular is the name Marissa?

Marissa ranks 253rd among girls' names in US records, with 169,736 births since 1934. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,651.

Is Marissa a unisex name?

No. Marissa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1994, when 8,432 children were given the name. It has been in use for 91 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Marisa. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#253 of girl names

Pronounced M AH0 R IH1 S AH0 (ARPABET)

Marissa is a girls' name, and first appears in 1934. It has been given to 169,736 children — the 253rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 84% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1994, when 8,432 children were given it.

Marisa is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1994Girls: 8,432Boys: 14

These spellings sound identical to Marissa and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Marissa?: Marissa ranks 253rd among girls' names in US records, with 169,736 births since 1934. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,651.
Is Marissa a unisex name?: No. Marissa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Marissa most popular?: 1994, when 8,432 children were given the name. It has been in use for 91 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Marissa spelled?: Marisa. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.