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Marissa

/məˈɹɪsə/ · 100% girls · 123 born in 2025

Marissa has been given to about 121,112 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/məˈɹɪsə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 118,973
Median age today30 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marissa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 6,260
  • Born in 2025123
  • All time121,112
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Marissa?

Its best year was 1994, when 6,260 babies were given the name, ranking 53rd. The typical living American called Marissa is about 30 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Marissa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marisa0.97
  2. Carissa0.88
  3. Larissa0.88
  4. Karissa0.88
  5. Malissa0.88
  6. Maria0.79
  7. Maritza0.80
  8. Clarissa0.79

Middle names for Marissa

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

Sibling names for Marissa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Garrettbrother · 0.98
  2. Trevorbrother · 0.98
  3. Brianasister · 0.98
  4. Alexandriasister · 0.98
  5. Spencerbrother · 0.97
  6. Angelicasister · 0.97

Where Marissa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.01%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

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

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

Marissa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.