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Marissa

“Of the sea; also interpreted as ‘little Mary’” — Latin (via Maris), or a Spanish contraction of Maria Lisa/Maria Luisa origin

Girl's name · #1679 in the US (2025) · 90s

Marissa's best rank, #53, came in 1994; it has stepped well back to #1679 today. Roughly 121,000 girls have been named Marissa since 1936.

Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Marissas

• Marissa Mayer — American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo!
• Marissa Meyer — American writer of young-adult speculative fiction
• Marissa Jaret Winokur — American actress
• Marissa Neitling — American actress
• Marissa Castelli — figure skater

In stories & tradition

• Marissa Cooper — The O.C.
• Marissa Faireborn — The Transformers
• Marissa Tasker — All My Children

What Marissas become

Among 185 notable people named Marissa:

Sports figures appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marissa Castelli, figure skater.

Similar names: Clarissa · Marina · Larissa · Mercedes · Alissa · Marisol

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