Marissa

#1,673 for girls in 2025, 123 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #11,037
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1994 · 6,246 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
120,842
since 1936

Marissa over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #53, 1994girls
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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
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2025#1,673123—
2024#1,492146—
2023#1,544138—
2022#1,309180—
2021#1,236190—
2020#1,081228—
2019#874307—
2018#883306—
2017#678433—
2016#595507—
2015#534583—
2014#466683—
2013#377820—
2012#3201,007—
2011#2571,245—
2010#2021,532—
2009#1831,796—
2008#1552,174#11,0376
2007#1322,622—
2006#1043,163—
2005#913,592—
2004#784,009#5,00716
2003#953,517#8,6437
2002#993,317—
2001#793,853#9,2436
2000#784,025#7,4168
1999#734,389#8,7046
1998#664,722#6,3149
1997#605,298#6,6188
1996#595,752#7,1367
1995#536,081#4,50813
1994#536,246#4,29014
1993#595,626#7,6386
1992#724,873#6,6707
1991#814,421#5,5219
1990#873,806#2,95221
1989#813,794#2,90221
1988#1012,810#4,16211
1987#1092,543#5,4597
1986#1152,443#3,26814
1985#1521,890#2,59819
1984#1701,627—
1983#1701,620#3,63011
1982#1811,518#5,0037
1981#1871,453#4,5098
1980#1931,403—
1979#1941,386#4,0689
1978#2181,147#3,8579
1977#2321,069#5,8455
1976#349614—
1975#482381#4,7976
1974#484365—
1973#498350—
1972#586273—
1971#618274—
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1969#622256—
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1966#843140—
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1962#1,054105—
1961#1,070104—
1960#1,13192—
1959#1,32665—
1958#1,10491—
1957#1,21176—
1956#1,24969—
1955#1,64139—
1954#2,45020—
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1952#2,80615—
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First appearance
1936

The first year at least five girls were named Marissa! It came in at #4,181, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1936–1945, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Marissa is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedNHWashington: #229 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #247 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,618 girlsMNIllinois: #199 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsILWisconsin: #220 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,380 girlsWIMichigan: #321 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsMINew York: #183 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 934 girlsNYMassachusetts: #168 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 919 girlsMARhode Island: #151 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 736 girlsRIOregon: #188 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 982 girlsORNevada: #131 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 509 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedSDIowa: #379 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,157 girlsIAIndiana: #326 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,349 girlsINOhio: #353 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,698 girlsOHPennsylvania: #232 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,383 girlsPANew Jersey: #207 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsNJConnecticut: #96 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 407 girlsCTCalifornia: #188 for girls · 158 births · 1 in 947 girlsCAUtah: #148 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 700 girlsUTColorado: #218 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #262 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsMOKentucky: #248 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsKYWest Virginia: #281 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsWVVirginia: #313 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsVAMaryland: #369 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marissa, so not publishedDEArizona: #176 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 760 girlsAZNew Mexico: #198 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 806 girlsNMKansas: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsKSArkansas: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsARTennessee: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #608 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,512 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #401 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #286 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsDCOklahoma: #216 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsOKLouisiana: #338 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsLAMississippi: #398 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,258 girlsMSAlabama: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsALGeorgia: #405 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,737 girlsGAHawaii: #124 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 424 girlsHITexas: #151 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 733 girlsTXFlorida: #297 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,662 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#96 · 1 in 407
  2. Hawaii#124 · 1 in 424
  3. Nevada#131 · 1 in 509
  4. Utah#148 · 1 in 700
  5. Texas#151 · 1 in 733

Best ever in a state: #12 in New Mexico, 1995.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#96351 in 407
Hawaii#124111 in 424
Nevada#13161 in 509
Utah#148211 in 700
Rhode Island#15161 in 736
Texas#1511371 in 733
Massachusetts#168321 in 919
Arizona#176211 in 760
New York#1831091 in 934
California#1881581 in 947
Oregon#188151 in 982
New Mexico#198101 in 806
Illinois#199641 in 1,130
New Jersey#207331 in 1,112
Oklahoma#216151 in 1,128
Colorado#218151 in 1,138
Wisconsin#220211 in 1,380
Washington#229181 in 1,265
Pennsylvania#232481 in 1,383
Minnesota#247161 in 1,618
Kentucky#248171 in 1,446
Missouri#262191 in 1,631
Kansas#27981 in 1,690
West Virginia#28171 in 1,761
District of Columbia#28651 in 1,209
Arkansas#29781 in 1,624
Florida#297261 in 1,662
Virginia#313141 in 2,014
Michigan#321251 in 2,285
Indiana#326151 in 2,349
Louisiana#338151 in 1,866
Ohio#353261 in 2,698
Tennessee#366111 in 2,550
Maryland#36981 in 2,307
Iowa#37961 in 3,157
Mississippi#39871 in 2,258
South Carolina#40171 in 2,505
Georgia#405121 in 2,737
Alabama#51361 in 3,834
North Carolina#60861 in 5,512
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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 Marissa
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 181 spots since 2024 (#1,492 → #1,673)
  • 592 spots since 2020 (#1,081 → #1,673)
  • 1,139 spots since 2015 (#534 → #1,673)
  • Biggest jump: 182 spots in 1967 (#843 → #661)
  • Biggest drop: 207 spots in 2020 (#874 → #1,081)
Rise & fade · girls
58 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1936
  • Peaked 1994 at #53 (6,246 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1989–2005
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1965–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 286
  • Highest: 1 in 286 girls born in 1994 were named Marissa (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,067 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 42.4% of all girls named Marissa (51,214) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,181 (1936)#4,181
1940s21#3,994 (1946)#4,191
1950s408#1,104 (1958)#2,292
1960s1,475#622 (1969)#904
1970s6,122#194 (1979)#429
1980s21,101#81 (1989)#146
1990s51,214#53 (1994)#66
2000s32,068#78 (2000)#109
2010s7,423#202 (2010)#519
2020s1,005#1,081 (2020)#1,389

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.

Marissa in 1977

girls
#232
1,069 births · 1 in 1,434 girls
boys
#5,845
5 births · 1 in 328,644 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #232Marissa1,069

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #5,845Marissa5
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,434 of them was named Marissa, which outranked 98.0% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marissa
  1. #229Rosa1,090
  2. #230Kim1,083
  3. #231Sherri1,080
  4. #232Marissa1,069
  5. #232Janelle1,069
  6. #234Charlene1,068
  7. #235Jeanette1,065
  8. #236Jillian1,054

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 328,644 of them was named Marissa, which outranked 14.8% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marissa
  1. #5,123Zed6
  2. #5,123Zeferino6
  3. #5,123Zerick6
  4. #5,845Marissa5
  5. #5,845Aashish5
  6. #5,845Abby5
  7. #5,845Abdual5

Tied with 1,016 names at #5,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →