Fun Facts About the Name Marisella
- 487 babies named Marisella: U.S. records list 487 babies given the name Marisella from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Marisella Mean?
Marisella is a Romance-language name built on Maria with the diminutive ending -ella. That ending comes from Latin -illa and simply marks a smaller or affectionate form, so the literal sense of the structure is "little Maria." The underlying meaning, however, belongs to Maria itself, which is not settled. The Hebrew name Miryam, behind the Greek Maria and Latin Maria, has been explained as "bitterness," as "rebelliousness," and as connected to a root suggesting "beloved" or "wished-for child." No single explanation is accepted, so the etymological meaning of Marisella is best given as uncertain.
In Spanish, the closely related spelling Marisela is sometimes described as a blend of María and Isabel or Elisa. That is a traditional explanation of the name's shape rather than a documented derivation, and it should not be confused with the certain fact that the name contains the element Maria plus a diminutive suffix.
Marisella Name History & Origins
Marisella belongs to a large group of names formed from Maria by adding a diminutive suffix. The suffix -ella, from Latin -illa, is common in both Italian and Spanish, appearing in names such as Isabella, Antonella, and Rosella. Names of this pattern usually began as affectionate household forms of a longer name and later became given names in their own right. Marisella is most at home in Italy, while the Spanish-speaking world generally uses the spelling Marisela.
In Italian, the shorter name Marisa is traditionally explained as a compound of Maria and Luisa, and Marisella can be understood as a further diminutive of that form. In Spanish, Marisela is often linked to María combined with Isabel or Elisa. These accounts are customary rather than documented, and it is possible that Italian and Spanish speakers arrived at the name independently, since the same Maria-plus-diminutive pattern was productive in both languages. The name is not associated with any single historical figure or well-known literary work, and its use has remained modest alongside the far more widespread Maria.
How Popular is the Name Marisella?
Marisella has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1985. Its best rank was #4,574 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,316 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,733 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #12,970 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,088 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #17,903 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #18,257 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #18,297 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #16,187 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,287 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #10,228 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #16,522 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #16,746 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,360 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #13,157 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,672 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #8,551 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #8,315 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #7,305 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,517 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #11,409 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,236 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #10,756 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #6,061 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #9,282 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #7,354 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #8,542 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #8,458 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #10,087 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #12,498 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,443 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #7,270 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #8,131 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #7,138 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #5,640 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #4,574 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #7,921 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #8,697 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,994 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #5,812 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,109 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #6,386 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #5,367 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #7,370 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,421 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #6,990 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #5,352 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #5,282 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,913 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #6,716 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #5,502 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #5,921 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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