Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Marlissa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marlissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 420
- 0 boys · 420 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 396 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marlissa’s family of names
Marlissa has a related form in Marlis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Marlissa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marissa
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
Marina
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls
Alissa
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>99% girls
Moriah
“God is my teacher; of the hill country”
1% boys · 99% girls
Larissa
“a lighthearted woman”
>99% girls
Marcela
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war” · “the little warrior”
>99% girls
Mariah
Mariah is a feminine given name from Hebrew.
>99% girls