Girls' name · since 1955
Marisha
1,547 babies named Marisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,547
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,547 have been recorded since 1955.
Marisha has 1,547 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2024.
- #5,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,547 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marisha ranks #5,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,547 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,547
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marisha's 1,547 recorded births place it above 92.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Marisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marisha's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2024
- Peak year (1992)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Marisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (542 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Marisha's strongest decade.
542 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Marisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
321 births
- 1980s
1980s
542 births
- 1990s
1990s
473 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 542 births (35% of all-time use).
How Marisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marisha's total volume
Marisha by state
Where Marisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 124 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 64 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
124 of 1,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Marisha's data
- Marisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (542 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marishas (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Marisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1955–2024 (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 Marisha 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.