Marlisa
Marlisa Ann Punzalan, also known simply as Marlisa, is an Australian singer. She won the sixth season of The X Factor Australia in 2014, aged 15, the youngest contestant to have won the show.
Meaning & Origin of Marlisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marlisa Ann Punzalan, also known simply as Marlisa, is an Australian singer. She won the sixth season of The X Factor Australia in 2014, aged 15, the youngest contestant to have won the show.
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The Story of Marlisa
Marlisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 28 Marlisas were born — ranking #3,566 that year. As of 2026, Marlisa ranks #12,196 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 796 Marlisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marlisa
Marlisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 796 births in the dataset. Marlisa's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #3,566. Use the chart and map above to compare Marlisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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