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Marisa

Meaning A female given name from Spanish, variant of Marissa Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,178 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

A female given name from Spanish, variant of Marissa.

Rank 2025
#5,178
among girls · ↓1,239 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Marisa · -34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1995
2,198 babies
All-time total
48,773
#600 all-time among girls
First recorded
1934
in Social Security records

Marisa popularity over time

48,773 babies have been named Marisa since 1934, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s 17 – 17 2 – #3,991
1940s 43 – 43 4 +153% #3,319
1950s 1,315 – 1,315 132 +2958% #531
1960s 3,432 – 3,432 343 +161% #466
1970s 8,321 29 8,350 835 +143% #167
1980s 10,358 30 10,388 1,039 +24% #224
1990s 15,537 7 15,544 1,554 +50% #147
2000s 7,778 – 7,778 778 -50% #302
2010s 1,653 – 1,653 165 -79% #817
2020s (to 2025) 253 – 253 42 -74% #2,539

Where Marisa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 23 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Marisa

Marisa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,178 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1934, 48,773 American babies have been named Marisa. Its peak came in 1995, when 2,198 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marisa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marisa?

The median living Marisa is about 34 years old; half are between 27 and 46. An estimated 47 thousand people named Marisa are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marisa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,178 – –
2024 38 #3,939 – –
2023 45 #3,510 – –
2022 37 #4,016 – –
2021 40 #3,780 – –
2020 68 #2,539 – –
2019 62 #2,742 – –
2018 54 #3,034 – –
2017 88 #2,176 – –
2016 98 #2,028 – –
2015 108 #1,891 – –
2014 175 #1,342 – –
2013 172 #1,358 – –
2012 258 #977 – –
2011 308 #859 – –
2010 330 #817 – –
2009 411 #705 – –
2008 479 #644 – –
2007 612 #516 – –
2006 611 #498 – –
2005 800 #391 – –
2004 953 #335 – –
2003 945 #333 – –
2002 933 #327 – –
2001 982 #319 – –
2000 1,052 #302 – –
1995 2,198 #147 – –
1990 1,111 #255 – –
1985 972 #258 6 #6,240
1980 1,086 #235 – –
1975 560 #371 5 #5,991
1970 401 #497 – –
1965 303 #547 – –
1960 338 #528 – –
1955 88 #1,080 – –
1950 7 #4,584 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
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Famous people named Marisa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei American actress (born 1964) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marisa Berenson Marisa Berenson American actress and model b. 1947 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Marisa Miller Marisa Miller American model (born 1978) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marisa Pavan Marisa Pavan Italian and French actress (1932–2023) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marisa Mell Marisa Mell Austrian actress (1939–1992) Contemporary
  6. 6 Marisa Paredes Marisa Paredes Spanish film actress (1946–2024) Contemporary
  7. 7 Marisa Monte Marisa Monte Brazilian singer, musician and record producer (born 1967) Contemporary
  8. 8 Marisa Allasio Marisa Allasio Retired Italian actress (born 1936) b. 1934 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marisa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marisa?

The median living Marisa is about 34 years old. Half of all living Marisas are between 27 and 46 years old.

How many people named Marisa are alive today?

An estimated 47 thousand people named Marisa are alive in the United States, based on 48,773 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marisa mean?

A female given name from Spanish, variant of Marissa.

How popular is the name Marisa in 2025?

Marisa ranked #5,178 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marisa?

48,773 babies have been named Marisa in the United States since 1934, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marisa most popular?

Marisa peaked in 1995, when 2,198 newborns received the name.

Is Marisa a boy or girl name?

Marisa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marisa rising or falling?

Marisa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marisa become more popular?

Marisa is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 girls named Marisa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marisa?

Well-known people named Marisa include Marisa Tomei (actor), Marisa Berenson (actor), Marisa Miller (model).

Names like Marisa

Names that sound and feel close to Marisa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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