Larrisa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- la-RISS-a
- Origin
- Greek
Larrisa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly citadel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Larrisa mean?
Greek: spelling of Larissa; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Larissa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Larrisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Larrisa is a girls' name.
How popular is Larrisa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Larrisa in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Larrisa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,299 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
Nicknames for Larrisa
- Lara 522 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Larrisa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Larissa Amanda Ariana Lucero Angela Lorena Sierra Melissa Sophia Marissa Selena Lupita
Names related to Larrisa
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from 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, “Larrisa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/larrisa, updated 20 October 2026.