Marissa

Girl Spanish #1547 in 2023

Marissa is a girl name of Spanish origin.

Meaning of Marissa

A contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, though sometimes regarded as a re-interpretation of the name Melissa as a homophone in another European language.

Popularity of Marissa

Popularity, 1936–2023

138 births in 2023

1936 2023

120,566 U.S. births recorded from 1936–2023.

Peak year

1994

6,245 babies

First recorded

1936

87 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.