People with the first name Marissa
111,567
About 1 in 2,971 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Marissa?
Marissa was the #504 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#504
More common than 99.1% of listed first names
Peak year
1994
6,260 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
123
#3,079 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 2,971
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Marissa across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Marissa reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1994, with 6,260 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 123 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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