# Larissa (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/larissa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ləˈɹɪsə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Larisa, Laryssa |
| US babies named this | 23,498 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 23,498 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,271, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 308 | 858 |
| 2012 | 315 | 848 |
| 2013 | 231 | 1,071 |
| 2014 | 233 | 1,098 |
| 2015 | 217 | 1,166 |
| 2016 | 181 | 1,323 |
| 2017 | 206 | 1,188 |
| 2018 | 146 | 1,501 |
| 2019 | 143 | 1,521 |
| 2020 | 116 | 1,736 |
| 2021 | 140 | 1,512 |
| 2022 | 136 | 1,565 |
| 2023 | 148 | 1,479 |
| 2024 | 130 | 1,611 |
| 2025 | 126 | 1,646 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 937 |
| 2012 | 52 | 758 |
| 2013 | 35 | 1,018 |
| 2014 | 33 | 1,070 |
| 2015 | 33 | 1,057 |
| 2016 | 44 | 852 |
| 2017 | 37 | 982 |
| 2018 | 29 | 1,170 |
| 2019 | 36 | 980 |
| 2020 | 27 | 1,200 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,351 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,948 |
| 2023 | 38 | 921 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,353 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,892 |

## In other languages

- French: Larissa
- German: Larissa, Larisa
- Italian: Larissa
- Polish: Larysa
- Portuguese: Larissa
- Russian: Лари́са
- Swedish: Larissa
- Ukrainian: Лариса

## People named Larissa

- Larissa Manoela, Brazilian actress and singer
- Larissa Pimenta, Brazilian judoka
- Larissa Wilson, English actress
- Larissa Ramos, Brazilian model
- Larissa França, Brazilian volleyball player
- Larissa Oliveira, Brazilian swimmer
- Larissa Maciel, Brazilian actress
- Larissa Costa, Brazilian model
- Larissa Crummer, American soccer player
- Larissa Marolt, Austrian model
- Larissa Franklin, Canadian softball player
- Larissa Araújo, Brazilian handball player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.