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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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—
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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 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #136 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 490 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #175 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 891 girlsNHWashington: #164 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 863 girlsWAIdaho: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #168 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 815 girlsNDMinnesota: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,645 girlsMNIllinois: #311 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsILWisconsin: #306 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsWIMichigan: #249 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsMINew York: #124 for girls · 164 births · 1 in 618 girlsNYMassachusetts: #198 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsMARhode Island: #141 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 742 girlsRIOregon: #211 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,131 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: #303 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsIAIndiana: #334 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,493 girlsINOhio: #274 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,007 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsPANew Jersey: #132 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 690 girlsNJConnecticut: #94 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 440 girlsCTCalifornia: #160 for girls · 231 births · 1 in 785 girlsCAUtah: #412 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsUTColorado: #211 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedNEMissouri: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,208 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,305 girlsWVVirginia: #402 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsVAMaryland: #352 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 767 girlsAZNew Mexico: #166 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 717 girlsNMKansas: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedARTennessee: #526 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #408 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,013 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marisa, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #538 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,020 girlsOKLouisiana: #463 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,062 girlsLAMississippi: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,168 girlsMSAlabama: #583 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,547 girlsALGeorgia: #294 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,833 girlsGAHawaii: #76 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 324 girlsHITexas: #189 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsTXFlorida: #284 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#76 · 1 in 324
  2. Connecticut#94 · 1 in 440
  3. New York#124 · 1 in 618
  4. New Jersey#132 · 1 in 690
  5. Alaska#136 · 1 in 490

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#76151 in 324
Connecticut#94351 in 440
New York#1241641 in 618
New Jersey#132541 in 690
Alaska#13661 in 490
Rhode Island#14161 in 742
California#1602311 in 785
Washington#164321 in 863
Arizona#165261 in 767
New Mexico#166131 in 717
North Dakota#16861 in 815
New Hampshire#17561 in 891
Texas#1891221 in 1,014
Pennsylvania#194611 in 1,137
Massachusetts#198271 in 1,171
Colorado#211191 in 1,093
Oregon#211151 in 1,131
Idaho#23861 in 1,144
Michigan#249361 in 1,629
Ohio#274361 in 2,007
Florida#284311 in 1,745
Georgia#294191 in 1,833
Iowa#30391 in 2,157
Wisconsin#306131 in 2,398
Illinois#311381 in 1,978
West Virginia#32851 in 2,305
Indiana#334141 in 2,493
Minnesota#339111 in 2,645
Maryland#35291 in 2,329
Virginia#402101 in 3,006
Missouri#403101 in 3,208
North Carolina#408111 in 3,013
Utah#41261 in 2,689
Kansas#43051 in 3,095
Louisiana#463101 in 3,062
Mississippi#48651 in 3,168
Tennessee#52661 in 4,649
Oklahoma#53851 in 4,020
Alabama#58351 in 4,547
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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 1981

girls
#224
1,168 births · 1 in 1,428 girls

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #224Marisa1,168
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,428 of them was named Marisa, which outranked 98.2% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marisa
  1. #221Tamika1,187
  2. #222Kellie1,177
  3. #223Melody1,175
  4. #224Marisa1,168
  5. #225Jacquelyn1,148
  6. #226Sonya1,135
  7. #227Sonia1,129
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →