How popular is the name Larissa?

Larissa ranks 843rd among girls' names in US records, with 23,375 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,562.

Is Larissa a unisex name?

No. Larissa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1994, when 715 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#843 of girl names

Pronounced L AA0 R IY1 S AH0 (ARPABET)

Larissa is a girls' name, and first appears in 1946. It has been given to 23,375 children — the 843rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1994, when 715 children were given it.

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Larissa?: Larissa ranks 843rd among girls' names in US records, with 23,375 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,562.
Is Larissa a unisex name?: No. Larissa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Larissa most popular?: 1994, when 715 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.