Marisa
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Marisa
A name made famous by Marisas Berenson and Tomei, never became as saturated as its cousin Melissa, so still a feasible choice. Marisa is one of those Spanish and Italian names for girls that sounds at once unusual and familiar, which makes it truly an international choice.
The meaning of Maria is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).
Marisa is also given to boys.
Pronounced muh-REE-suh.
As of October 2026, Marisa ranked #7318 in US births in 1993 SSA, peaked at #3139 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #1,341 | 175 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #1,890 | 108 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,026 | 98 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,176 | 88 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,034 | 54 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,741 | 62 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,538 | 68 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,776 | 40 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #4,013 | 37 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,507 | 45 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,927 | 38 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Marisa on lists
Famous Marisas
- Marisa TomeiGirl
American actress
- Marisa Lee MillerGirl
American model
- (Vittoria) Marisa Schiaparelli BerensonGirl
Italian actress
- Marisa MerliniGirl
Italian actress
- Marisa Carolina RamirezGirl
American actress
- Marisa Michelle WarringtonGirl
English,Australian actress
- Claudia (Marisa) RuggeriniGirl
Italian partisan
- Marisa Julia SiketaGirl
Australian actress
- Marisa KennedyGirl
American actress
- Marisa de Azevedo MonteGirl
Brazilian pop singer
- Marisa SilverGirl
American author, screenwriter and film director
Marisa in pop culture
- Marisa CoulterGirl
character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- MarisaGirl
main character in Barbara Cartland's "Lessons in Love"
- Marisa KirisameGirl
main character in Touhou Project
- Marisa ClarkGirl
character on TV's "K.C. Undercover"
- Marisa VenturaGirl
main character played by Jennifer Lopez in the 2002 film "Maid in Manhattan"