Maressa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-REE-suh
- Origin
- Latin
Maressa is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the sea”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Maressa mean?
Latin: spelling of Maresa, itself a variant of Marisa, from Latin maris 'of the sea'
“of the sea”
Variant of Marisa; the name is often linked to the Latin maris, 'of the sea', or seen as Maria + Luisa.
Meaning borrowed from Maresa.
Is Maressa a girl's or a boy's name?
Maressa is a girls' name.
How popular is Maressa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Maressa in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maressa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Names like Maressa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marissa Amanda Marisol Mariana Miranda Serena Montserrat Montana Marina Julia Victoria Sierra
Names related to Maressa
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Maressa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maressa, updated 20 October 2026.