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
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 6,246 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 120,842since 1936
Marissa over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,673 | 123 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,492 | 146 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,544 | 138 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,309 | 180 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,236 | 190 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,081 | 228 | — | |
| 2019 | #874 | 307 | — | |
| 2018 | #883 | 306 | — | |
| 2017 | #678 | 433 | — | |
| 2016 | #595 | 507 | — | |
| 2015 | #534 | 583 | — | |
| 2014 | #466 | 683 | — | |
| 2013 | #377 | 820 | — | |
| 2012 | #320 | 1,007 | — | |
| 2011 | #257 | 1,245 | — | |
| 2010 | #202 | 1,532 | — | |
| 2009 | #183 | 1,796 | — | |
| 2008 | #155 | 2,174 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #132 | 2,622 | — | |
| 2006 | #104 | 3,163 | — | |
| 2005 | #91 | 3,592 | — | |
| 2004 | #78 | 4,009 | #5,007 | 16 |
| 2003 | #95 | 3,517 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #99 | 3,317 | — | |
| 2001 | #79 | 3,853 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #78 | 4,025 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #73 | 4,389 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #66 | 4,722 | #6,314 | 9 |
| 1997 | #60 | 5,298 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #59 | 5,752 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #53 | 6,081 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #53 | 6,246 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #59 | 5,626 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #72 | 4,873 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #81 | 4,421 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #87 | 3,806 | #2,952 | 21 |
| 1989 | #81 | 3,794 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #101 | 2,810 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #109 | 2,543 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #115 | 2,443 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #152 | 1,890 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #170 | 1,627 | — | |
| 1983 | #170 | 1,620 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #181 | 1,518 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #187 | 1,453 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #193 | 1,403 | — | |
| 1979 | #194 | 1,386 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #218 | 1,147 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #232 | 1,069 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #349 | 614 | — | |
| 1975 | #482 | 381 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #484 | 365 | — | |
| 1973 | #498 | 350 | — | |
| 1972 | #586 | 273 | — | |
| 1971 | #618 | 274 | — | |
| 1970 | #631 | 263 | — | |
| 1969 | #622 | 256 | — | |
| 1968 | #623 | 238 | — | |
| 1967 | #661 | 210 | — | |
| 1966 | #843 | 140 | — | |
| 1965 | #957 | 114 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,097 | 99 | — | |
| 1963 | #983 | 117 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,054 | 105 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,070 | 104 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,131 | 92 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,326 | 65 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,104 | 91 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,211 | 76 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,249 | 69 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,641 | 39 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | — | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | — | |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | — | |
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| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | — | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | — | |
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| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | — | |
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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 1992
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#23 · 1 in 125
- Rhode Island#30 · 1 in 124
- Arizona#39 · 1 in 193
- Oregon#50 · 1 in 220
- Washington#50 · 1 in 244
Best ever in a state: #12 in New Mexico, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #23 | 74 | 1 in 125 |
| Rhode Island | #30 | 42 | 1 in 124 |
| Arizona | #39 | 136 | 1 in 193 |
| Oregon | #50 | 74 | 1 in 220 |
| Washington | #50 | 126 | 1 in 244 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 23 | 1 in 209 |
| Nevada | #52 | 32 | 1 in 227 |
| West Virginia | #53 | 38 | 1 in 220 |
| New Jersey | #57 | 175 | 1 in 260 |
| Texas | #59 | 438 | 1 in 314 |
| California | #60 | 871 | 1 in 295 |
| Colorado | #60 | 80 | 1 in 264 |
| Pennsylvania | #60 | 266 | 1 in 257 |
| Connecticut | #65 | 73 | 1 in 245 |
| Utah | #66 | 51 | 1 in 271 |
| Wisconsin | #66 | 103 | 1 in 269 |
| Michigan | #68 | 188 | 1 in 304 |
| New York | #68 | 330 | 1 in 352 |
| Wyoming | #70 | 7 | 1 in 228 |
| Iowa | #71 | 56 | 1 in 273 |
| Nebraska | #71 | 32 | 1 in 265 |
| Ohio | #72 | 212 | 1 in 320 |
| Kansas | #73 | 45 | 1 in 296 |
| Massachusetts | #76 | 117 | 1 in 307 |
| Missouri | #76 | 93 | 1 in 332 |
| Indiana | #78 | 96 | 1 in 346 |
| Vermont | #79 | 9 | 1 in 265 |
| Minnesota | #80 | 83 | 1 in 318 |
| Illinois | #81 | 205 | 1 in 367 |
| Florida | #82 | 197 | 1 in 381 |
| New Hampshire | #82 | 18 | 1 in 325 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 13 | 1 in 282 |
| Maine | #84 | 18 | 1 in 318 |
| North Dakota | #84 | 12 | 1 in 277 |
| Alaska | #87 | 11 | 1 in 295 |
| Idaho | #88 | 17 | 1 in 320 |
| Montana | #98 | 10 | 1 in 336 |
| Oklahoma | #101 | 40 | 1 in 430 |
| District of Columbia | #102 | 14 | 1 in 376 |
| Maryland | #107 | 51 | 1 in 527 |
| Virginia | #113 | 70 | 1 in 521 |
| Mississippi | #114 | 25 | 1 in 515 |
| Louisiana | #117 | 40 | 1 in 592 |
| Tennessee | #131 | 47 | 1 in 633 |
| Georgia | #132 | 59 | 1 in 700 |
| North Carolina | #133 | 59 | 1 in 675 |
| Arkansas | #135 | 20 | 1 in 593 |
| Alabama | #152 | 28 | 1 in 764 |
| Delaware | #158 | 5 | 1 in 714 |
| Kentucky | #170 | 23 | 1 in 912 |
| South Carolina | #171 | 21 | 1 in 899 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1994 at #53 (6,246 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1989–2005
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1965–2019
- Highest: 1 in 286 girls born in 1994 were named Marissa (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,067 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 42.4% of all girls named Marissa (51,214) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #4,181 (1936) | #4,181 |
| 1940s | 21 | #3,994 (1946) | #4,191 |
| 1950s | 408 | #1,104 (1958) | #2,292 |
| 1960s | 1,475 | #622 (1969) | #904 |
| 1970s | 6,122 | #194 (1979) | #429 |
| 1980s | 21,101 | #81 (1989) | #146 |
| 1990s | 51,214 | #53 (1994) | #66 |
| 2000s | 32,068 | #78 (2000) | #109 |
| 2010s | 7,423 | #202 (2010) | #519 |
| 2020s | 1,005 | #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 1992
Top girls' names in 1992
Top boys' names in 1992
More about 1992
girls
1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 378 of them was named Marissa, which outranked 99.5% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 285,344 of them was named Marissa, which outranked 32.1% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,128Zacheus8
- #6,128Zebediah8
- #6,128Zuri8
- #6,670Marissa7
- #6,670Aadil7
- #6,670Abid7
- #6,670Abie7
- #7,422Abdulah6
- #7,422Abdulkareem6
- #7,422Abed6
Tied with 751 names at #6,670; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.