Marisa

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #6,816
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1995 · 2,198 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
48,707
since 1934

Marisa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Marisa has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #147, 1995girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,09925—
2024#3,89238—
2023#3,47645—
2022#3,96337—
2021#3,73540—
2020#2,52368—
2019#2,72962—
2018#3,00454—
2017#2,16088—
2016#2,01798—
2015#1,883108—
2014#1,341175—
2013#1,351172—
2012#977258—
2011#857308—
2010#816330—
2009#705411—
2008#643479—
2007#516612—
2006#498611—
2005#391800—
2004#335953—
2003#333945—
2002#327933—
2001#318982—
2000#3021,052—
1999#2831,110—
1998#2131,433—
1997#2001,478—
1996#1691,858—
1995#1472,198—
1994#1472,186—
1993#1721,724#6,8167
1992#2201,286—
1991#2391,153—
1990#2551,111—
1989#2591,036#5,6158
1988#2481,061#4,16211
1987#256989—
1986#2471,054—
1985#258972#5,7856
1984#269901—
1983#241995#6,2385
1982#2321,096—
1981#2241,168—
1980#2351,086—
1979#2051,293#6,0565
1978#2061,257#5,0596
1977#1671,608#3,03713
1976#2221,092—
1975#370560#5,4645
1974#365589—
1973#368578—
1972#406485—
1971#450458—
1970#496401—
1969#523350—
1968#474409—
1967#472404—
1966#466412—
1965#544303—
1964#545329—
1963#553309—
1962#596279—
1961#581299—
1960#528338—
1959#641241—
1958#595278—
1957#618254—
1956#531307—
1955#1,07488—
1954#1,28559—
1953#1,78331—
1952#1,93427—
1951#2,06423—
1950#4,3157—
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1948#3,5939—
1947#4,7646—
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First appearance
1934

The first year at least five girls were named Marisa! It came in at #4,286, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1934–1935, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Marisa is popular in 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #133 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 603 girlsNHWashington: #337 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsWAIdaho: #241 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #361 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,793 girlsMNIllinois: #286 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsILWisconsin: #288 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,955 girlsWIMichigan: #338 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,403 girlsMINew York: #182 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsNYMassachusetts: #184 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedRIOregon: #204 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedSDIowa: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsIAIndiana: #469 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,517 girlsINOhio: #274 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsOHPennsylvania: #165 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsPANew Jersey: #153 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 905 girlsNJConnecticut: #138 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 764 girlsCTCalifornia: #231 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 1,268 girlsCAUtah: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsUTColorado: #203 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsCONebraska: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsNEMissouri: #350 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,527 girlsMOKentucky: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,540 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedWVVirginia: #320 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsVAMaryland: #328 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,182 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedDEArizona: #167 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 821 girlsAZNew Mexico: #122 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 516 girlsNMKansas: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsKSArkansas: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,525 girlsARTennessee: #497 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,774 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #505 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,086 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,493 girlsOKLouisiana: #709 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,076 girlsLAMississippi: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,755 girlsMSAlabama: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,746 girlsALGeorgia: #512 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,879 girlsGAHawaii: #176 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 682 girlsHITexas: #203 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsTXFlorida: #261 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#122 · 1 in 516
  2. New Hampshire#133 · 1 in 603
  3. Connecticut#138 · 1 in 764
  4. New Jersey#153 · 1 in 905
  5. Pennsylvania#165 · 1 in 1,022

Best ever in a state: #40 in Hawaii, 1977.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#122181 in 516
New Hampshire#133111 in 603
Connecticut#138251 in 764
New Jersey#153531 in 905
Pennsylvania#165711 in 1,022
Arizona#167321 in 821
Hawaii#17681 in 682
New York#1821111 in 1,100
Massachusetts#184371 in 1,047
Colorado#203191 in 1,093
Texas#2031221 in 1,128
Oregon#204151 in 1,119
California#2312071 in 1,268
Kansas#236111 in 1,269
Idaho#24151 in 1,071
Florida#261481 in 1,649
Ohio#274381 in 1,866
Utah#28591 in 1,506
Illinois#286441 in 1,784
Iowa#28891 in 1,775
Wisconsin#288151 in 1,955
Nebraska#29951 in 1,838
Virginia#320181 in 2,099
Maryland#328131 in 2,182
Washington#337151 in 2,060
Michigan#338261 in 2,403
Missouri#350131 in 2,527
Minnesota#361101 in 2,793
Oklahoma#40071 in 2,493
Arkansas#40651 in 2,525
Kentucky#43761 in 3,540
Mississippi#46051 in 2,755
Indiana#469101 in 3,517
Tennessee#49781 in 3,774
North Carolina#505101 in 4,086
Georgia#512111 in 3,879
Alabama#51761 in 3,746
Louisiana#70951 in 5,076
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marisa
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 1,207 spots since 2024 (#3,892 → #5,099)
  • 2,576 spots since 2020 (#2,523 → #5,099)
  • 3,216 spots since 2015 (#1,883 → #5,099)
  • Biggest jump: 543 spots in 1956 (#1,074 → #531)
  • Biggest drop: 374 spots in 2013 (#977 → #1,351)
Rise & fade · girls
61 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1934
  • Peaked 1995 at #147 (2,198 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1956–2012
Share of babies · girls
1 in 800
  • Highest: 1 in 800 girls born in 1995 were named Marisa (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 31.9% of all girls named Marisa (15,537) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s17#3,701 (1936)#3,945
1940s43#3,176 (1949)#4,108
1950s1,315#531 (1956)#1,484
1960s3,432#466 (1966)#528
1970s8,321#167 (1977)#326
1980s10,358#224 (1981)#247
1990s15,537#147 (1995)#205
2000s7,778#302 (2000)#437
2010s1,653#816 (2010)#1,714
2020s253#2,523 (2020)#3,781

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marisa in 1990

girls
#255
1,111 births · 1 in 1,709 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #255Marisa1,111
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,709 of them was named Marisa, which outranked 98.3% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marisa
  1. #252Jessie1,118
  2. #252Tanya1,118
  3. #254Latoya1,117
  4. #255Marisa1,111
  5. #256Kari1,107
  6. #257Carissa1,106
  7. #257Janelle1,106
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1990 →