Larisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- la-RISS-a
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,489 for girls
Larisa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly citadel”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Larisa mean?
Greek: Russian spelling of Larissa
“possibly citadel”
Named after the ancient Greek city of Larissa in Thessaly; this is the usual Russian and Romanian spelling.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Larisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Larisa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Larisa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Larisa, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 27 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Larisa than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Larisa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were given Larisa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,274, up from #3,409 for this spelling alone.
- Larissa 15
- Larisa 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Larisa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Larisa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Larisa, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 108 girls. It first appears in the records in 1951.
2025 had fewer girls named Larisa than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Larisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 girls in the US were given Larisa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,338, up from #7,489 for this spelling alone.
- Larissa 126
- Larisa 14
Larisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5,983 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 27 | #5,011 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,960 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,992 |
| 2006 | 58 | #2,939 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,965 |
| 2004 | 75 | #2,306 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,953 |
| 2002 | 70 | #2,307 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3,005 |
| 2000 | 67 | #2,302 |
| 1999 | 67 | #2,219 |
| 1998 | 71 | #2,063 |
| 1997 | 73 | #1,961 |
| 1996 | 64 | #2,122 |
| 1995 | 88 | #1,665 |
| 1994 | 104 | #1,502 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,469 |
| 1992 | 80 | #1,794 |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,801 |
| 1990 | 80 | #1,792 |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,697 |
| 1988 | 87 | #1,532 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,698 |
| 1986 | 72 | #1,637 |
| 1985 | 63 | #1,783 |
| 1984 | 75 | #1,511 |
| 1983 | 69 | #1,608 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,965 |
| 1981 | 77 | #1,549 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,863 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,731 |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,804 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,538 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,638 |
| 1975 | 38 | #2,196 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,881 |
| 1973 | 65 | #1,458 |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,578 |
| 1971 | 64 | #1,534 |
| 1970 | 85 | #1,278 |
| 1969 | 89 | #1,182 |
| 1968 | 100 | #1,042 |
| 1967 | 84 | #1,155 |
| 1966 | 28 | #2,248 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 18 | #2,959 |
| 1962 | 11 | #4,010 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,298 |
| 1960 | 20 | #2,728 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
Nicknames for Larisa
- Lara 522 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Larisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana Lara Sophia Maria Lucia Athena Amara Selena Aisha Syeda Liana Elena
Other spellings of Larisa
Names related to Larisa
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Larisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/larisa, updated 20 October 2026.