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Marissa

Marissa is a girl's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1990s peak, but is still chosen today.

LatinLatin "maris"
EtymologyMeaning "of the sea"
Also spelled: Marisa
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
5
1940s
21
1950s
408
1960s
1,478
1970s
6,156
1980s
21,206
1990s
51,309
2000s
32,101
2010s
6,776
Peaked in the 1990s · 119,460 total U.S. births since 1900