How Many People Are Named Marisa?
An estimated 45,752 people in the United States have the first name Marisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Marisa peaked in popularity in 1995 with 2,198 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marisa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marisa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marisa is overwhelmingly female, 66 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Marisa has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
45,752
About 1 in 7,492 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1995
2,198 births
Total Registered
48,749
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marisa
Marisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 48,749 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Marisa as a male name
Ranked #7,318 in 1993
7 male births in 1993
Peak: 1977 (13 births)
Marisa as a female name
Ranked #3,927 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (2,198 births)
Marisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marisa span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 15,544 babies were registered. Marisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marisa by Decade
How has Marisa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marisa by State
Birth registrations for Marisa span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska. On average, about 897 Marisas were registered per state.
Marisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marisa
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marisa?
We estimate approximately 45,752 people named Marisa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,492 Americans share this first name.
Is Marisa a common name?
Marisa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 48,749 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marisa most popular?
Marisa reached peak popularity in 1995, when 2,198 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marisa is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marisa a female name?
Marisa is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marisa Smith, Marisa Johnson, Marisa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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