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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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
1949#3,17611
1948#3,5939
1947#4,7646
1946#4,4176
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1944#4,5745
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1942#4,1246
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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 1980

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedNHWashington: #158 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 789 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #219 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsMNIllinois: #251 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsILWisconsin: #337 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,624 girlsWIMichigan: #198 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,256 girlsMINew York: #161 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 832 girlsNYMassachusetts: #151 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 762 girlsMARhode Island: #97 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 378 girlsRIOregon: #229 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsORNevada: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 695 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedSDIowa: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsIAIndiana: #480 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsINOhio: #301 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,291 girlsOHPennsylvania: #200 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsPANew Jersey: #146 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 729 girlsNJConnecticut: #137 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 647 girlsCTCalifornia: #163 for girls · 217 births · 1 in 800 girlsCAUtah: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsUTColorado: #210 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,094 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #477 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,177 girlsMOKentucky: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsKYWest Virginia: #285 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,996 girlsWVVirginia: #468 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,727 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 918 girlsAZNew Mexico: #186 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 718 girlsNMKansas: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,159 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedARTennessee: #601 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #697 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,651 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,580 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #225 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 937 girlsDCOklahoma: #297 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsOKLouisiana: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMSAlabama: #597 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,599 girlsALGeorgia: #494 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,528 girlsGAHawaii: #121 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 458 girlsHITexas: #220 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsTXFlorida: #358 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#97 · 1 in 378
  2. Hawaii#121 · 1 in 458
  3. Connecticut#137 · 1 in 647
  4. New Jersey#146 · 1 in 729
  5. Massachusetts#151 · 1 in 762

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#97121 in 378
Hawaii#121111 in 458
Connecticut#137231 in 647
New Jersey#146511 in 729
Massachusetts#151411 in 762
Washington#158341 in 789
New York#1611201 in 832
California#1632171 in 800
Nevada#16461 in 695
New Mexico#186131 in 718
Arizona#197211 in 918
Michigan#198481 in 1,256
Pennsylvania#200591 in 1,169
Colorado#210181 in 1,094
Minnesota#219211 in 1,388
Texas#2201041 in 1,153
District of Columbia#22561 in 937
Oregon#229141 in 1,236
Illinois#251511 in 1,516
West Virginia#28561 in 1,996
Oklahoma#297111 in 1,755
Iowa#301101 in 2,008
Ohio#301321 in 2,291
Kentucky#332101 in 2,486
Kansas#33771 in 2,159
Wisconsin#337121 in 2,624
Louisiana#357141 in 2,194
Florida#358231 in 2,244
Utah#40661 in 2,743
Virginia#46881 in 3,727
Missouri#47781 in 4,177
Indiana#48091 in 4,111
Georgia#494101 in 3,528
South Carolina#50551 in 3,580
Alabama#59751 in 4,599
Tennessee#60151 in 5,686
North Carolina#69751 in 6,651
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Delaware
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Maryland
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Montana
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Vermont
Wyoming

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 1980

girls
#235
1,086 births · 1 in 1,529 girls

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #235Marisa1,086
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 1,529 of them was named Marisa, which outranked 98.1% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marisa
  1. #232Carol1,105
  2. #233Adriana1,100
  3. #234Brianne1,088
  4. #235Marisa1,086
  5. #236Kelley1,084
  6. #237Kristie1,083
  7. #238Jenna1,075
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. 1,510Renada#2,218#708
  2. 1,173Tai#2,112#939
  3. 1,036Anya#1,592#556
  4. 601Chimere#1,503#902
  5. 517Brynn#1,442#925
Fallers
  1. 529Marlana#989#1,518
  2. 494Kizzy#647#1,141
  3. 369January#748#1,117
  4. 361Carisa#836#1,197
  5. 328Latonia#841#1,169

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

See the top 100 for 1980