Marlisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-LEE-suh
- Origin
- Modern
Marlisa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Marlisa come from?
Modern: modern blend, perhaps Marla or Mary with Lisa
Is Marlisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Marlisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Marlisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Marlisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marlisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 20 | #3,266 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 25 | #2,645 |
| 1968 | 23 | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 21 | #2,706 |
| 1966 | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1964 | 24 | #2,529 |
| 1963 | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1962 | 17 | #3,032 |
| 1961 | 12 | #3,792 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
Names like Marlisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melissa, Amanda, Maria, Angela, Marisol, Monica, Miranda, Marissa, Samantha, Maricela, Jessica, Christina
Names related to Marlisa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Marlisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marlisa, updated 20 October 2026.