Marysa
A feminine name derived from the Latin name Maria, meaning "bitter" or "beloved lady".
Name Census estimates that about 527 living Americans carry the first name Marysa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marysa today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marysa births was 1993 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marysa. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
527
~ 1 in 650,388 Americans
Peak year
1993
37 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2012 SSA rank
#14,480
Tracked since 1973
Census
Marysa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 560 people with the first name Marysa, which placed it at #19,065 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,065
National first-name rank
People counted
560
560 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marysa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marysa is White at 60.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.4%) and Black (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marysa described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Marysa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.2% · 337
- Hispanic or Latino23.4% · 131
- Black or African American5.7% · 32
- Two or more races5.7% · 32
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 11
Popularity
Marysa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marysa from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 246 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marysa by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marysa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marysas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Marysa, while Florida, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 16 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marysa
The name Marysa is a feminine given name of Polish origin, derived from the Latin name Maria. The name Maria itself has its roots in the Hebrew name Miryam, which is believed to be derived from the ancient Egyptian word "mer", meaning "beloved".
Marysa is a diminutive form of Maria, created by adding the suffix "-ysa" to the root name. This naming convention was common in Poland and other Slavic countries, where diminutive forms were often used as terms of endearment or affection.
The earliest recorded use of the name Marysa can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Poland, where it was a popular name among the nobility and upper classes. It was often associated with religious devotion and piety, as Maria was the name of the mother of Jesus Christ in Christian tradition.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Marysa was Marysa Półkozic, a Polish noblewoman who lived in the 15th century. She was renowned for her generosity and philanthropic work, founding several hospitals and orphanages in her lifetime.
Another notable Marysa in history was Marysa Pawłowska (1600-1677), a Polish poet and writer who was a member of the Baroque literary movement. Her works, which included religious poetry and plays, were widely acclaimed during her lifetime and contributed to the cultural renaissance of the Polish Renaissance period.
In the 19th century, Marysa Konopnicka (1842-1910) was a celebrated Polish novelist, poet, and children's writer. She is considered one of the most important figures in Polish literature and is remembered for her patriotic works that celebrated Polish identity and cultural heritage.
Marysa Skłodowska (1867-1939), better known by her married name Marie Curie, was a pioneering Polish physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice.
In more recent history, Marysa Rudnicka (1898-1985) was a Polish actress and singer who achieved fame in the interwar period for her performances in various theater productions and films. She was widely regarded as one of the most talented and versatile actresses of her time.
People
Marysa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marysa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marysa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marysa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 527 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marysa going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 650,388 US residents.
Is Marysa a common name?
We classify Marysa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 544 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marysa most popular?
The single biggest year for Marysa was 1993, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marysa is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marysa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 560 people with the name Marysa, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,065 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Marysa in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Marysa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marysa appears almost entirely female. Of the 560 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Marysa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marysa is White at 60.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.4%) and Black (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Marysa most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Marysa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.2% (337 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Marysa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marysa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marysa in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Marysa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marysa in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Marysa can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Marysa?
Find out how many people share the name Marysa on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.