Meaning and history
Marissa is an elaborated English spelling of Marisa, a name used in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese and often formed as a blend or short form of names such as Maria and Luisa. Because it developed through several combinations, it has no single independent historical meaning. The spelling became familiar in modern English through bearers such as actress Marissa Tomei and business executive Marissa Mayer.
20062006: 3,163 births, rank #104
2007: 2,622 births, rank #132
2008: 2,174 births, rank #155
2009: 1,796 births, rank #183
2010: 1,532 births, rank #202
20112011: 1,245 births, rank #257
2012: 1,007 births, rank #320
2013: 820 births, rank #377
2014: 683 births, rank #466
2015: 583 births, rank #534
20162016: 507 births, rank #595
2017: 433 births, rank #678
2018: 306 births, rank #883
2019: 307 births, rank #874
2020: 228 births, rank #1,081
20212021: 190 births, rank #1,236
2022: 180 births, rank #1,309
2023: 138 births, rank #1,544
2024: 146 births, rank #1,492
20252025: 123 births, rank #1,673
Marissa rose from #886 to #877 for girls between 2018 and 2019. Its highest annual birth count came in 1994, with 6,246 births.