How Many People Are Named Marlisa?
An estimated 725 people in the United States have the first name Marlisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Marlisa peaked in popularity in 1989 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marlisa 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 Marlisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
725
About 1 in 472,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1989
28 births
Total Registered
796
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marlisa
Marlisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 796 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marlisa as a female name
Ranked #13,016 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 1989 (28 births)
Marlisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marlisa span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 197 babies were registered. Marlisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marlisa by Decade
How has Marlisa 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.
Marlisa by State
Marlisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marlisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marlisa
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marlisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marlisa?
We estimate approximately 725 people named Marlisa 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 472,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Marlisa a common name?
Marlisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 796 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marlisa most popular?
Marlisa reached peak popularity in 1989, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marlisa is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marlisa a female name?
Marlisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marlisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marlisa Smith, Marlisa Johnson, Marlisa 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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