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Maresa
How to Pronounce Maresa
Pronounced muh-REE-suh /məˈriː.sə/Medium
Meaning: Maresa is a variant of Marisa, an Italian and Spanish elaboration of Maria, sometimes blended with Luisa. Maria's roots run to Hebrew Miriam, with traditional readings of 'beloved,' 'of the sea,' and 'bitter'; Maresa inherits that maternal, sea-touched sense.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Maresa appears in United States records from the late 1950s, a spelling in the Marisa family that elaborates Maria. Carrying Maria's soft, sea-touched sense, it stayed long-tail, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 1995.
A girl named Maresa at that peak would be around thirty now. It never became common and has not broadly revived, though Marisa and Marissa keep the sound familiar.
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What does the name Maresa mean?
It is a variant of Marisa, an Italian elaboration of Maria, tied to 'of the sea' or 'beloved.'
How do you pronounce Maresa?
It's said muh-REE-suh /məˈriː.sə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Maresa a boy or girl name?
Maresa is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Maresa?
It has always been rare, a later-century variant given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.