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Marisa

/məˈɹɪsə/ · 100% girls · 25 born in 2025

Marisa has been given to about 48,773 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/məˈɹɪsə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 47,297
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 2,198
  • Born in 202525
  • All time48,773
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Marisa?

Its best year was 1995, when 2,198 babies were given the name, ranking 147th. The typical living American called Marisa is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Marisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marissa0.97
  2. Carissa0.85
  3. Larissa0.85
  4. Karissa0.85
  5. Maria0.81
  6. Malissa0.85
  7. Marina0.81
  8. Maritza0.80

Middle names for Marisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marisa Rose0.85
  2. Marisa Louise0.85
  3. Marisa June0.84
  4. Marisa Pearl0.84
  5. Marisa Quinn0.84
  6. Marisa Nell0.84

Sibling names for Marisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Angelicasister · 0.94
  2. Juliobrother · 0.94
  3. Bethanysister · 0.94
  4. Gerardobrother · 0.93
  5. Salvadorbrother · 0.93
  6. Laceysister · 0.90

Where Marisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marisa White0.80
    2. Marisa Reyes0.80
    3. Marisa Nguyen0.80
    4. Marisa Lee0.80
    5. Marisa Hill0.80
    6. Marisa Green0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marisa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.