Is Marissa a boy or girl name?
Marissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 145 girls and 0 boys were named Marissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 120,981 US babies named Marissa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,495
- Babies named Marissa since 1936
- 120,981
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 6,259 babies
Boys and girls named Marissa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 408 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,475 | 100% |
| 1970s | 29 | 6,122 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 98 | 21,102 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 100 | 51,215 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 43 | 32,068 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,416 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 879 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,495 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,547 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 307 | #877 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 306 | #886 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 433 | #678 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 507 | #597 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 581 | #539 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 681 | #466 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 819 | #377 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,006 | #320 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,244 | #257 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,532 | #202 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,796 | #183 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,029 | 2,174 | #155 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,622 | #132 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 3,163 | #104 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 3,592 | #91 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,162 | 4,009 | #78 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,276 | 3,517 | #95 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 3,317 | #99 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,074 | 3,853 | #79 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,926 | 4,025 | #78 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,464 | 4,389 | #73 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,642 | 4,722 | #66 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,034 | 5,298 | #60 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,675 | 5,753 | #59 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,700 | 6,082 | #53 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,446 | 6,245 | #53 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,297 | 5,626 | #59 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,138 | 4,873 | #72 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,779 | 4,421 | #81 |
| 1990 | 21 | #3,022 | 3,806 | #87 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,959 | 3,794 | #81 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,353 | 2,810 | #101 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,863 | 2,544 | #109 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,370 | 2,442 | #115 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,663 | 1,890 | #152 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 1,627 | #170 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,778 | 1,620 | #170 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,385 | 1,519 | #181 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,795 | 1,453 | #187 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 1,403 | #193 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,274 | 1,385 | #194 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,047 | 1,147 | #218 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,467 | 1,068 | #234 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 615 | #349 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,208 | 381 | #484 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 365 | #484 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 351 | #498 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 273 | #588 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 274 | #618 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 263 | #631 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 256 | #622 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 238 | #623 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 210 | #664 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 140 | #846 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 114 | #964 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,099 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 117 | #988 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,055 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,077 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,133 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,333 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,110 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,216 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,257 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,657 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,488 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,478 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,879 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,666 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,585 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,521 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,613 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,269 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,624 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marissa reached #2,663 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #53 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 Marissa
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.