Girls' name · since 1918

Marise

Marise has 285 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,367 of 72,339
all-time among girls
285
born since 1918
1950s
peak decade

Marise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 285 recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marise has been recorded 285 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1994.

  • #16,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 285 born since 1918
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marise ranks #16,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 285 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.

#16,367 of 72,339
all-time among girls
285
born since 1918
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Marise's 285 recorded births place it above 77.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Marise's full recorded timeline at 1942, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Marise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1920)
15
Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
05101520 191819251931193919471953195819761994 5

Marise by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (80 births, 28% of the file).

1950s was Marise's strongest decade.

80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Marise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 80 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marise?
Since 1918, Social Security records show 285 babies named Marise. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,367 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1994. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 15 births.
Where does Marise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marise ranks #16,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marise most popular?
Marise was most popular in the 1950s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Marise been used?
Records for Marise go back to 1918, giving 77 years of history through 1994.
What names are similar to Marise?
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 Marise's data

  • Marise's decade-level peak was the 1950s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Marise

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1918–1994 (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 Marise 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.