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Marissa Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Marissa?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Marissa, ranked the 882nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Marissa has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #53 for the first time in 1994 and as recently as 1995.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 1994 with 6,245 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Marissa in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1948.

Approximately during the years 1951-1958, 1964-1968, 1970-1979, and 1980-1994, the name Marissa took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2006-2017.

Sometimes the name Marissa has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Marissa's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Marissa has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marissa?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marissa still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Marissa has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Marissa (Girl)Marissa (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 304 882 < 5 --
2017 430 679 < 5 --
2016 505 597 < 5 --
2015 581 537 < 5 --
2014 678 468 < 5 --
2013 818 377 < 5 --
2012 1,003 320 < 5 --
2011 1,240 257 < 5 --
2010 1,531 202 < 5 --
2009 1,795 183 < 5 --
2008 2,172 155 6 12,019
2007 2,621 132 < 5 --
2006 3,163 104 < 5 --
2005 3,592 91 < 5 --
2004 4,007 78 16 5,159
2003 3,515 95 7 9,269
2002 3,318 99 < 5 --
2001 3,853 79 6 10,069
2000 4,025 78 8 7,924
1999 4,390 73 6 9,462
1998 4,720 66 9 6,640
1997 5,297 60 8 7,031
1996 5,752 59 7 7,674
1995 6,082 53 13 4,700
1994 6,245 53 14 4,444
1993 5,625 59 6 8,296
1992 4,872 72 7 7,138
1991 4,421 81 9 5,777
1990 3,805 87 21 3,020
1989 3,795 81 21 2,958
1988 2,809 101 11 4,352
1987 2,545 109 7 5,856
1986 2,442 115 14 3,368
1985 1,890 152 19 2,665
1984 1,631 169 < 5 --
1983 1,622 170 11 3,772
1982 1,521 181 7 5,382
1981 1,450 187 8 4,793
1980 1,403 193 < 5 --
1979 1,387 194 9 4,269
1978 1,147 219 9 4,045
1977 1,067 234 5 6,465
1976 617 347 < 5 --
1975 382 482 6 5,212
1974 365 485 < 5 --
1973 350 498 < 5 --
1972 274 586 < 5 --
1971 275 617 < 5 --
1970 263 631 < 5 --
1969 257 622 < 5 --
1968 237 624 < 5 --
1967 213 659 < 5 --
1966 140 846 < 5 --
1965 114 964 < 5 --
1964 99 1,098 < 5 --
1963 117 988 < 5 --
1962 105 1,056 < 5 --
1961 104 1,076 < 5 --
1960 92 1,133 < 5 --
1959 65 1,332 < 5 --
1958 91 1,109 < 5 --
1957 76 1,215 < 5 --
1956 69 1,258 < 5 --
1955 39 1,657 < 5 --
1954 20 2,486 < 5 --
1953 19 2,480 < 5 --
1952 15 2,880 < 5 --
1951 7 4,666 < 5 --
1950 7 4,587 < 5 --
1949 7 4,521 < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- < 5 --
1947 7 4,615 < 5 --
1946 7 4,268 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.