Girls' name · since 1968
Maurissa
Maurissa has 639 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 639
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maurissa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 639 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maurissa has been recorded 639 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2017.
- #10,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 639 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Maurissa ranks #10,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 639 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 639
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Maurissa's 639 recorded births place it above 86.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Maurissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Maurissa's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Maurissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2017
- Peak year (1993)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Maurissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (293 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Maurissa's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Maurissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 105
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
293 births
- 2000s
2000s
147 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 293 births (46% of all-time use).
How Maurissa 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 Maurissa's total volume
Maurissa by state
Where Maurissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
24 of 639 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Maurissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (293 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Maurissas (24 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 Maurissa
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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 Maurissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1968–2017 (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 Maurissa 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.