Marissa

Variation of Maris or a combination of Maria + Louisa

"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + famous battle"

Marissa Origin and Meaning

Variation of Maris

Marissa Rank in US Top 1000

# 878 in the US

Marissa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 934 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Marissa

• 878 US 2019
• 934 Nameberry 2025
• 495 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Marissa

• Marissa Ann Mayer American CEO of Yahoo!
• Marissa Jaret Winokur American actress and singer
• Marissa Meyer American novelist
• Marissa Coleman American basketball player
• Marissa Castelli American figure skater
• Marissa Irvin American tennis player
• Marissa Rachael Nadler American singer,songwriter
• Marissa Von Bleicken American actress and singer
• (Marissa) Madeline Carroll American actress
• (Santina) Marissa Ribisi American actress; twin of actor Giovanni Ribisi
• Marissa Ann Mazzola McMahon, American film producer and pro wrestling figure
• Marissa Andretti (b. 1990) daughter of racing driver Michael Andretti

The name Marissa in Pop Culture

• Marissa Cooper character on TV's "The O.C."
• Marissa Delfina character on TV's "The Beautiful Life"
• Marissa Tasker character on American soap "All My Children"
• Marissa McClintock character on TV's "House of Lies"
• Marissa Faireborn character in the "Transformers" series
• Marissa Benson character from the TV's "Icarly"