Declining since 2008, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Amarissa since 1996
Babies named Amarissa per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 39 |
| 2000s | 229 |
| 2010s | 224 |
| 2020s | 105 |
Meaning & origin
Amarissa is a modern invented name that first appeared on U.S. birth records in 1996. It belongs to a wave of melodic compound names that gained traction in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The name reached its peak rank of 13,208 in 2007, with 1 in 267,878 baby girls receiving the name in 2025. However, its usage has been steadily falling since 2008, reflecting a typical trajectory for fashionable coinages that see a brief spike before declining. Amarissa has no strong ties to any specific state or region, as its top states list is empty, indicating a nationally scattered but modest presence. Despite its recent vintage, the name has a familiar, lyrical sound that fits alongside longer feminine names popular in the 2000s and 2010s.
Amarissa is a modern invented name, first recorded in the United States in 1996. It appears to blend the fashionable prefix 'Ama-' (from names such as Amara or Amelia) with the popular suffix '-rissa' (as in Marissa or Clarissa). The name has no established meaning in any traditional language and is best understood as a contemporary creative formation.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ama, Rissa, Ari
Sibling names for Amarissa
Names that share Amarissa's style, for a brother or sister.
