Maryssa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- muh-RISS-uh
- Origin
- Latin
Maryssa 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 Maryssa mean?
Latin: variant of Marissa, from Latin maris 'of the sea'
“of the sea”
A variant of Marissa, a name often linked to the Latin maris, 'of the sea'.
Is Maryssa a girl's or a boy's name?
Maryssa is a girls' name.
How popular is Maryssa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 98 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Maryssa in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maryssa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3,915 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 49 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 42 | #3,778 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 49 | #3,315 |
| 2005 | 71 | #2,453 |
| 2004 | 72 | #2,367 |
| 2003 | 67 | #2,436 |
| 2002 | 57 | #2,670 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2,300 |
| 2000 | 72 | #2,186 |
| 1999 | 82 | #1,911 |
| 1998 | 73 | #2,023 |
| 1997 | 98 | #1,614 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,720 |
| 1995 | 96 | #1,572 |
| 1994 | 88 | #1,683 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 67 | #2,028 |
| 1991 | 71 | #1,952 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 21 | #4,167 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
Names like Maryssa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mariana Miranda Marissa Montana Serena Paulina Marina Amanda Sierra Tiana Ariana Viviana
Names related to Maryssa
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian
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, “Maryssa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maryssa, updated 20 October 2026.