Marisa — #3895 US girls' name
48,683 babies named Marisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 78% of names given to girls today.
32% of everyone ever named Marisa was born in this single decade.
2,198 babies were named Marisa in 1995 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Marisa
The Social Security Administration has registered 48,683 babies named Marisa between 1934 and 2024, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marisa currently holds the #3895 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 2,198 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Marisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15,537 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Marisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,342 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marisa in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Marisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 48,683 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Marisa at a glance
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Marisa popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1934
- Peak year (1995)
- 2,198
- Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
Currently ranks #3895 among girls.
48,683 total births across 91 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 2,198 births in a single year.
Marisa popularity over time — boys
66 total births recorded since 1975 (Marisa as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Marisa accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Marisa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 15,537 births that decade — 32% of Marisa's all-time total
Marisa decade highlights
- Peak decade 15,537 births
- Runner-up 10,358 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Marisa's strongest decade
15,537 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 32% of all-time use.
Marisa by state
Where Marisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,342 | 17.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,192 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,759 | 9.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,282 | 4.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 2,222 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,101 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,823 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,773 | 3.6% |
8,342 of 48,683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 17.1% of nationwide
- New York 10.7% of nationwide
- Texas 9.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.7% of nationwide
- New Jersey 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 17.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Marisa appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1934–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.