girl's name
Maurissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 639
Maurissa is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1993, when 50 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Maurissa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 48 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 293 |
| 2000s | 147 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 41 |
How popular is Maurissa?
In 2017, Maurissa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Maurissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Maurissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Maurissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Maurissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Maurissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Maurissa
How popular is the name Maurissa?
In 2017, Maurissa was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Maurissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Maurissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Maurissa most popular?
Maurissa peaked in 1993, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.