Marisa

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A few things about Marisa you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Marisa

Marisa Tomei

American actress (born 1964)

Choose Marisa and your child shares a first name with Marisa Tomei, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Marisa, like who?” Marisa Tomei's Wikipedia article is available in 66 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 64,103 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Marisa, 25 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Marisa would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMarisa first shows up in US birth records in 1934, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 91 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #147. Today it's #5,099, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowMarisa was 37× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,726 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 64,103.
• 🍂TrendMarisa has slipped 2,576 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,099. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Marisa

Marisa is a girl name of Greek, Italian and Latin origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-isa”. US birth records list Marisa for girls from 1934 to 2025, in 85 of those 92 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #147 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,099, with 25 babies.

Origin:Greek namesItalian namesLatin names