Girls' name · since 1963
Marrisa
1,060 babies named Marrisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,060
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,060 girls have been named Marrisa since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Marrisa recorded 1,060 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1963 to 2016.
- #7,203 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,060 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marrisa ranks #7,203 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,060 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,203 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,060
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marrisa's 1,060 recorded births place it above 90.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marrisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marrisa's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marrisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Marrisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (481 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Marrisa's strongest decade.
481 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Marrisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
205 births
- 1990s
1990s
481 births
- 2000s
2000s
258 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 481 births (45% of all-time use).
How Marrisa 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 Marrisa's total volume
Marrisa by state
Where Marrisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 45 | 4.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
110 of 1,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marrisa's data
- Marrisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (481 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marrisas (110 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.
Keep exploring Marrisa
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marrisa: 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 (~53 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, 1963–2016 (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 Marrisa 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.