Is Marisa a boy or girl name?
Marisa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 0 boys were named Marisa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 48,749 US babies named Marisa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,927
- Babies named Marisa since 1934
- 48,749
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 2,198 babies
Boys and girls named Marisa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,315 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,432 | 100% |
| 1970s | 29 | 8,322 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 30 | 10,358 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 7 | 15,537 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,778 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,653 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 228 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,927 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,507 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,013 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,538 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,741 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,034 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,176 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,026 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,890 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,341 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,358 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 258 | #977 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 308 | #858 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 330 | #817 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 411 | #705 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 479 | #644 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 612 | #516 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 611 | #498 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 800 | #391 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 953 | #335 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 945 | #333 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 933 | #327 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 982 | #319 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #302 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #283 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,433 | #213 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,478 | #200 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,858 | #169 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,198 | #147 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,187 | #147 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,318 | 1,723 | #172 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,286 | #220 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,153 | #239 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,111 | #255 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,005 | 1,036 | #259 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,352 | 1,061 | #249 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 989 | #257 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 1,054 | #247 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,241 | 972 | #258 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 901 | #269 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,924 | 995 | #241 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 1,096 | #233 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 1,168 | #224 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,086 | #235 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,685 | 1,293 | #205 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,523 | 1,257 | #206 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,139 | 1,608 | #167 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #222 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,991 | 560 | #371 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 589 | #365 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 578 | #368 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 486 | #406 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 458 | #450 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 401 | #497 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 350 | #523 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 409 | #474 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 404 | #472 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 412 | #466 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 303 | #546 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 329 | #546 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 309 | #553 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 279 | #598 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 299 | #583 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 338 | #528 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 241 | #643 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 278 | #596 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 254 | #618 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 307 | #531 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,080 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,298 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,813 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,965 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,094 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,584 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,319 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,779 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,087 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,790 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,015 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,447 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,161 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,991 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,729 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marisa reached #3,139 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #147 in 1994. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marisa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.