Marisa
Marisa was the 5178th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 147th; the most babies were born in 1995 (2,198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,287 places. More babies were named Marisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Marissa) Maria + Lisa (or Luisa) · Spanish, Italian
- Rank in 2025
- #5,178 girls, down 2,639 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19952,198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 48,773babies recorded
What does the name Marisa mean?
Marisa is a spelling of Marissa, pronounced the same way, so it shares Marissa's meaning and origin.
Marissa is, according to Wiktionary, a contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, as with the Spanish and Italian Marisa, though it is sometimes reinterpreted as related to Latin maris 'of the sea'. Maria is the Latin form of Mary; Lisa is from Elizabeth and Luisa from Louise. Marissa became very popular in the US in the 1980s and 1990s.
María + Luisa / Lisa (Spanish / Italian, “Mary + Louise / Elizabeth”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Other explanations you may read: From Latin maris 'of the sea'.
Related names: Marisa, Marisol, Maria, Lisa.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marissa', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Marisa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 66 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,178 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,539 | 68 |
| 2010 | #817 | 330 |
| 2000 | #302 | 1,052 |
| 1990 | #255 | 1,111 |
| 1980 | #235 | 1,086 |
| 1970 | #497 | 401 |
| 1960 | #528 | 338 |
| 1950 | #4,584 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marisa, counting every spelling?
Marisa is a spelling of Marissa, a name family that ranked #1,343 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,178 for Marisa on its own. Together these spellings went to 148 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa | 123 | #1,679 | 777 |
| Marisa | 25 | #5,178 | 185 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marisa?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marisa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marisa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marisa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marisa?
About 46,800 people born in the US named Marisa are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 28 and 47. That makes Marisa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marisa by state
How common Marisa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marisa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marisa
What does Marisa mean?
Marisa is a spelling of Marissa, which means “Maria + Lisa (or Luisa)” (Spanish, Italian origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Marisa?
Marisa was the 5178th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 147th; the most babies were born in 1995 (2,198). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,287 places. More babies were named Marisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marisa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marisa in the US.
Where is Marisa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marisa was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.