Female name
Larissa
1,271 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2007.
Origin
From Latin Larissa. (Natural satellite of Neptune) From the name of the nymph. (Minor planet) From the name of the city of Thessaly.Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Larissa”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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In England and Wales
Peak in 2007: 64 births. 1,271 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 114 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1994: 715 births. 23,498 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It really came into use around 1959. It is still given: 680 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2008: 9 births. 86 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 5,119* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 4,088 | 1984–2025 | 37th in 2011 |
| France | 1,630 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 727 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 246 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 78 | 1980–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
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