Marisa

Marisa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Marisa is a feminine given name. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin maris, meaning "of the sea". The name is also a Spanish, Portuguese or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel or Maria Luisa.

From Wikipedia

Marisa first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 40 babies (rank #637 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marisa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marisa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

518

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	27	#837
1997	31	#759
1998	40	#637
1999	37	#657
2000	24	#917
2001	26	#886
2002	19	#1,139
2003	34	#793
2004	30	#900
2005	19	#1,274
2006	26	#1,072
2007	24	#1,183
2008	29	#1,049
2009	25	#1,234
2010	25	#1,279
2011	25	#1,283
2012	15	#1,951
2013	23	#1,420
2014	16	#1,854
2015	12	#2,273
2016	11	#2,469

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#837

1997

#759

1998

#637

1999

#657

2000

#917

2001

#886

2002

#1,139

2003

#793

2004

#900

2005

#1,274

2006

#1,072

2007

#1,183

2008

#1,049

2009

#1,234

2010

#1,279

2011

#1,283

2012

#1,951

2013

#1,420

2014

#1,854

2015

#2,273

2016

#2,469

Meaning

Numerology of Marisa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Marisa

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail