The baby name Maryssa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-RISS-uh (məˈrɪsə).
Maryssa is English in Origin.
The baby name Maryssa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-RISS-uh (məˈrɪsə).
Maryssa is English in Origin.
Maryssa is a modern English elaboration of Marissa/Marisa, blending Mary with the fashionable -issa ending. Marisa and Marissa trace to Latin maris, “of the sea,” through the Marian epithet Stella Maris, while Mary itself descends from Hebrew Miryam, a name with debated meanings (“beloved,” “wished-for child,” “bitter”). As a result, Maryssa is commonly interpreted as “of the sea,” with additional devotional echoes of Mary. Its sound also aligns with English favorites like Clarissa and Carissa, reinforcing the graceful -issa pattern.
The spelling with y marks late-20th-century American taste for distinctive forms, with usage peaking in the 1990s–2000s alongside Marissa. Variants include Marissa, Marisa (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese), Marysa, Marrisa, and Maris; related forms include Marissa’s short Maris. Nicknames range from Mary and Mari to Rissa and Issa. Most English speakers say muh-RISS-uh, though mah-REE-sah occurs by analogy with Marisa.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #400 | 6 | 3,185 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #898 | 6 | 8,739 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,167 | 17 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Maryssa is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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