Larissa
Girl · la-RISS-a · Greek
Larissa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly citadel”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 1,643rd for girls in the US (126 babies).
What does Larissa mean?
Greek: from the Greek city and nymph Larissa
“possibly citadel”
Larissa was a nymph in Greek myth who gave her name to a city in Thessaly; a moon of Neptune is also named Larissa.
- Say it
- la-RISS-a
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Is Larissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Larissa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 126 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Larissa in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Larissa, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,246th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 70 girls.
Half of all the girls named Larissa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were given Larissa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,274, up from #1,961 for this spelling alone.
- Larissa 15
- Larisa 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Larissa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 40 | #949 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,957 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,448 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 37 | #1,025 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 44 | #933 |
| 2016 | 45 | #901 |
| 2015 | 38 | #1,014 |
| 2014 | 36 | #1,053 |
| 2013 | 37 | #1,044 |
| 2012 | 57 | #757 |
| 2011 | 42 | #923 |
| 2010 | 52 | #761 |
| 2009 | 58 | #699 |
| 2008 | 68 | #611 |
| 2007 | 67 | #598 |
| 2006 | 64 | #595 |
| 2005 | 61 | #598 |
| 2004 | 58 | #586 |
| 2003 | 49 | #647 |
| 2002 | 64 | #517 |
| 2001 | 45 | #642 |
| 2000 | 42 | #665 |
| 1999 | 70 | #472 |
| 1998 | 54 | #564 |
| 1997 | 63 | #506 |
| 1996 | 54 | #536 |
How popular is Larissa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,643among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 126about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 126 girls in the US were named Larissa, making it the 1,643rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,728th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 715 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
2025 had fewer girls named Larissa than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Larissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 140 girls in the US were given Larissa or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,338, up from #1,643 for this spelling alone.
- Larissa 126
- Larisa 14
Larissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | #1,643 |
| 2024 | 130 | #1,609 |
| 2023 | 148 | #1,474 |
| 2022 | 136 | #1,560 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,506 |
| 2020 | 116 | #1,728 |
| 2019 | 143 | #1,516 |
| 2018 | 146 | #1,497 |
| 2017 | 206 | #1,187 |
| 2016 | 181 | #1,320 |
| 2015 | 217 | #1,162 |
| 2014 | 233 | #1,092 |
| 2013 | 231 | #1,071 |
| 2012 | 315 | #846 |
| 2011 | 308 | #857 |
| 2010 | 368 | #753 |
| 2009 | 376 | #755 |
| 2008 | 424 | #707 |
| 2007 | 506 | #590 |
| 2006 | 454 | #633 |
| 2005 | 545 | #530 |
| 2004 | 682 | #448 |
| 2003 | 550 | #518 |
| 2002 | 536 | #512 |
| 2001 | 533 | #509 |
| 2000 | 561 | #486 |
| 1999 | 596 | #448 |
| 1998 | 692 | #395 |
| 1997 | 654 | #399 |
| 1996 | 639 | #407 |
| 1995 | 646 | #405 |
| 1994 | 715 | #363 |
| 1993 | 617 | #404 |
| 1992 | 684 | #376 |
| 1991 | 654 | #391 |
| 1990 | 647 | #401 |
| 1989 | 652 | #387 |
| 1988 | 550 | #422 |
| 1987 | 504 | #441 |
| 1986 | 445 | #483 |
| 1985 | 453 | #467 |
| 1984 | 456 | #456 |
| 1983 | 459 | #448 |
| 1982 | 432 | #481 |
| 1981 | 443 | #479 |
| 1980 | 425 | #488 |
| 1979 | 392 | #506 |
| 1978 | 354 | #524 |
| 1977 | 362 | #514 |
| 1976 | 353 | #505 |
| 1975 | 232 | #655 |
| 1974 | 245 | #631 |
| 1973 | 217 | #688 |
| 1972 | 214 | #685 |
| 1971 | 256 | #642 |
| 1970 | 295 | #595 |
| 1969 | 199 | #713 |
| 1968 | 168 | #773 |
| 1967 | 127 | #908 |
| 1966 | 75 | #1,241 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 41 | #1,835 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,980 |
| 1962 | 39 | #1,825 |
| 1961 | 28 | #2,249 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,810 |
| 1959 | 27 | #2,190 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,308 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 9 | #3,954 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 9 | #3,713 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
Nicknames for Larissa
- Lara 522 girls in the UK in 2025
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