Maurissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- maw-RISS-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Maurissa is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Maurissa come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps a blend of Maurice and Marissa
Is Maurissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Maurissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Maurissa 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 50 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Maurissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maurissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 22 | #4,578 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 50 | #2,484 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,969 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 13 | #5,608 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Names like Maurissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Miranda Montana Sierra Marissa Samantha Marisol Ariana Mariah Mariana Serena Melina
Names related to Maurissa
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, “Maurissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/maurissa, updated 20 October 2026.