How Many People Are Named Maryssa?
An estimated 1,628 people in the United States have the first name Maryssa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Maryssa peaked in popularity in 1997 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Maryssa 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 Maryssa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,628
About 1 in 210,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1997
98 births
Total Registered
1,670
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Maryssa
Maryssa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,670 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Maryssa as a female name
Ranked #14,690 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1997 (98 births)
Maryssa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Maryssa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 798 babies were registered. Maryssa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Maryssa by Decade
How has Maryssa 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.
Maryssa by State
Birth registrations for Maryssa span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Tennessee, Oregon, New Mexico. On average, about 38 Maryssas were registered per state.
Maryssa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Maryssa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Maryssa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Maryssa?
We estimate approximately 1,628 people named Maryssa 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 210,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Maryssa a common name?
Maryssa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,670 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Maryssa most popular?
Maryssa reached peak popularity in 1997, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Maryssa is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Maryssa a female name?
Maryssa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Maryssa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Maryssa Smith, Maryssa Johnson, Maryssa 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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