How Many People Are Named Larissa?
people named Larissa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,936 people in the US has this name
Based on 23,498 babies named Larissa in Social Security records from 1946 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
715 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of LARISA. It has been commonly used as an English given name only since the 20th century. In 1991 this name was given to one of the moons of Neptune, in honour of the mythological character.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Larissa in English. Counting Larissa and these spellings together, about 23,607 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Larissa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Larissa alive today is about 31 years old, and 52% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 21 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Larissa first appears in the records in 1946 and was given most often in 1994, to 715 babies. In 2025, 126 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1946 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Larissa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #363, in 1994. In 2025 it ranked #1,646.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,646 |
| Best rank | #363 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #403 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Larissa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Larissa were born in California than in any other state: about 3,345 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Larissa was given 2.5 times as often in New Mexico, 1.6 times in Arizona and 1.6 times in North Dakota.
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