Girls' name · since 1936
Marissa
120,842 babies named Marissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 120,842
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
120,842 babies have been named Marissa since 1936, making it today's #1676 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Marissa recorded 120,842 times among girls since 1936, holding rank #1676 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #325 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,676 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 120,842 born since 1936
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marissa ranks #325 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,676 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 120,842 born since 1936, peaking in the 1990s.
- #325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 120,842
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marissa's 120,842 recorded births place it above 99.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marissa compares
120,842 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marissa's all-time total is 321x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 120,842 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,246 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marissa's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1936, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 6,246, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marissa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 6,246
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Marissa popularity over time - boys
270 total births recorded since 1975 (Marissa as boys' name)
Marissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (51,214 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Marissa's strongest decade.
51,214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Marissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s 408
1950s
408 births
- 1960s 1,475
1960s
1,475 births
- 1970s 6,122
1970s
6,122 births
- 1980s
1980s
21,101 births
- 1990s
1990s
51,214 births
- 2000s
2000s
32,068 births
- 2010s 7,423
2010s
7,423 births
- 2020s 1,005
2020s
1,005 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 51,214 births (42% of all-time use).
How Marissa 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 Marissa's total volume
Marissa by state
Where Marissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19,880 | 16.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,473 | 10.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 8,795 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6,007 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5,187 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5,147 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 4,837 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 4,331 | 3.6% |
19,880 of 120,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Marissa appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marissa's data
- Marissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (51,214 total births); usage has since declined to 1,005 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marissas (19,880 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Marissa 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.