Morrissa — girls' name

What the Data Says About Morrissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Morrissa between 1973 and 2012, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morrissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morrissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Morrissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morrissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.