Total births
468
Girls' name · since 1968
Maressa
468 babies named Maressa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 468
- total births
- 1968–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
468 girls have been named Maressa since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Maressa has 468 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2010.
- 468 total births
- 1968–2010 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
468 girls have been named Maressa since 1968, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2010.
- 468
- total births
- 1968–2010
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Maressa was born in this single decade.
1993
Single peak year
26 babies were named Maressa in 1993 - its busiest year on record.
Maressa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Maressa's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Maressa at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
1993
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Maressa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2010
- Peak year (1993)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Maressa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Maressa's strongest decade.
171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Maressa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
139 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 171 births (37% of all-time use).
Maressa by state
Where Maressa concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.1% |
California share of Maressa's total US births 2.1%
10 of 468 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Maressa? ▼
Maressa has been given to 468 babies in the U.S. since 1968, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2010. 26 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
When was Maressa most popular? ▼
Maressa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Maressa most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Maressa are California (10 births).
How long has the name Maressa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Maressa since 1968 -- 43 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Maressa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Maressa's data
- Maressa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (171 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maressas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Maressa
Nearby Names Like Maressa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Maressa
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Maressa side by side: Maressa vs Mary Maressa vs Margaret Maressa vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Maressa: Baby Name Since 1968 - 468 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/maressa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Maressa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.