Marlissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mar-LEE-suh
- Origin
- Modern
Marlissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Marlissa come from?
Modern: spelling of Marlisa; modern blend, perhaps Marla or Mary with Lisa
Meaning borrowed from Marlisa.
Is Marlissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Marlissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Marlissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Marlissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marlissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 13 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
Names like Marlissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda, Melissa, Miranda, Samantha, Marisol, Marissa, Serena, Sierra, Melina, Jessica, Montana, Bianca
Names related to Marlissa
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, “Marlissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marlissa, updated 20 October 2026.