How Many People Are Named Marissa?
people named Marissa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,882 people in the US has this name
Based on 121,112 babies named Marissa in Social Security records from 1936 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,260 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of MARISA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Marissa in English. Counting Marissa and these spellings together, about 165,524 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Marissa (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Marissa alive today is about 29 years old, and 51% are under 30. Half of them were between 23 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Marissa first appears in the records in 1936 and was given most often in 1994, to 6,260 babies. In 2025, 123 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1936 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Marissa never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #53, in 1994 to 1995, and it was in the top 100 for 17 years, 1989 to 2005. In 2025 it ranked #1,679.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,679 |
| Best rank | #53 (1994 to 1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | 17 (1989 to 2005) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #63 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Marissa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marissa were born in California than in any other state: about 19,475 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marissa was given 2.2 times as often in New Mexico, 2.1 times in Rhode Island and 1.4 times in Arizona.
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