Girls' name · peaked in 1994
Larissa name popularity since 1925
23,498 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Larissa. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Larissa is about 32 years old in 2026. Larissa peaked in 1994 as the #363 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,498
- Named Larissa, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,646 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 23,498 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Larissa made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Larissa births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Larissa both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Larissa became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 13,000 baby girls to 1 in 7,110.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 2,690 to 1 in 4,890.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Larissa's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Larissa.
Decade by decade
Babies named Larissa in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 112 | #3,678 |
| 1960s | 786 | #1,969 |
| 1970s | 2,920 | #656 |
| 1980s | 4,819 | #468 |
| 1990s | 6,544 | #406 |
| 2000s | 5,167 | #530 |
| 2010s | 2,348 | #1,166 |
| 2020–25 | 796 | #1,646 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
38.3% of babies named Larissa from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Larissa is most popular
The index compares Larissa's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Larissa.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.20× | 584 |
| Colorado | 1.70× | 430 |
| Texas | 1.69× | 2,716 |
| California | 1.58× | 3,421 |
| Oregon | 1.58× | 304 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Larissa and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Larissa (this page) | 23,498 | 1994 |
| Larisa | 3,458 | 1968 |
| Laryssa | 1,239 | 1968 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Larissa's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Larissa.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Larissa (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data