Given name
Morrissa
“a dark-skinned beauty”
Morrissa is a variant of Morisa. In Spanish use, Morisa carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Morrissa is a variant of Morisa. In Spanish use, Morisa carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned beauty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Morrissa connects to the Maurice name family through Morisa. An origin associated with Maurice is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Morrissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 0 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 10 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 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 132 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.
Morrissa’s family of names
Morrissa has a related form in Morisa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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