Marissa

Meaning: Uncertain; possibly bitter or rebellious
Origin: Hebrew — Spanish contraction of Maria Luisa or Maria Lisa

Meaning: Of the sea
Origin: Latin — Also linked to the word maris

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

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

Around the world

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#1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,141 in Canada (2025) · #1,470 in Italy (2024) · #1,666 in Austria (2025) · #2,980 in France (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,627 in Ecuador (2025) · #760 in Scotland (2022) · #896 in Ireland (2018) · #1,378 in Belgium (2018) · #661 in Poland (2016) · #906 in Netherlands (2016) and 2 more.

Famous Marissas

Marissa Mayer — American business executive and engineer, former CEO of Yahoo! (born 1975)
Marissa Ribisi — American actress (born 1974)
Marissa Bode — American actress (born 2000)
Marissa Jaret Winokur — American actress (born 1973)
Marissa Neitling — American actress (born 1984)

In stories & tradition

Marissa Cooper — Fictional character from The O.C.
Marissa Faireborn — The Transformers (TV series)
Marissa Tasker — All My Children (TV series)

What Marissas become

Among 185 notable people named Marissa:

Sports figures appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marissa Castelli, American pair skater (born 1990).

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

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