Marisa
Italian and Spanish, an elaboration of Maria, commonly explained as Maria blended with Luisa. Maria itself descends through Greek and Latin from Hebrew Miriam.
Marisa in 2025
Marisa was given to 25 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,984th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 132,614 babies born.
The history of Marisa
Marisa reached its highest point in 1995, when 2,198 babies were given the name, ranking 309th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 304th, in 1994.
Across the 92 years of records since 1934, 48,773 babies have been named Marisa. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Marisa by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marisa | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 17 | 6,590 |
| 1940s | 43 | 5,279 |
| 1950s | 1,315 | 950 |
| 1960s | 3,432 | 824 |
| 1970s | 8,350 | 323 |
| 1980s | 10,388 | 435 |
| 1990s | 15,544 | 304 |
| 2000s | 7,778 | 589 |
| 2010s | 1,653 | 1,513 |
| 2020s | 253 | 4,483 |
Where Marisa is heading
Marisa has fallen 77% over the past decade, from 108 babies in 2015 to 25 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1995 peak — Marisa is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Marisa
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marisa.