Larrissa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- la-RISS-a
- Origin
- Greek
Larrissa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly citadel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Larrissa 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 Larrissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Larrissa is a girls' name.
How popular is Larrissa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Larrissa in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Larrissa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
Nicknames for Larrissa
- Lara 522 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Larrissa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Larissa Amanda Ariana Sierra Sophia Selena Melissa Lorena Samantha Lucero Angela Serena
Names related to Larrissa
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, “Larrissa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/larrissa, updated 20 October 2026.