Girls' name · since 1961
Marilisa
Marilisa has 50 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Marilisa since 1961, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilisa has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2007.
- #35,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1961
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marilisa ranks #35,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1961, peaking in the 1960s.
- #35,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1961
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marilisa's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marilisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marilisa's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marilisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2007
- Peak year (1966)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Marilisa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Marilisa's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Marilisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Marilisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marilisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1961–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Marilisa 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 August 2026.