Larissa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Larissa is a female given name of Greek origin that is common in Eastern European nations of Orthodox church heritage.

From Wikipedia

Larissa first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 64 babies (rank #567 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Larissa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Larissa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,028

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Wednesday: Larissa Weems — principal of Nevermore

Famous people named Larissa

Larissa Riquelmemodel · b. 1984

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	51	#514
1997	59	#481
1998	49	#558
1999	59	#495
2000	39	#648
2001	41	#636
2002	56	#535
2003	44	#659
2004	52	#595
2005	57	#578
2006	61	#568
2007	64	#567
2008	61	#613
2009	55	#672
2010	45	#815
2011	38	#952
2012	52	#764
2013	35	#1,036
2014	33	#1,083
2015	33	#1,074
2016	44	#857