Larisa
About Larisa
This version of the name of a Greek nymph, based on the ancient city of Larisa, is widely used in Russia thanks to a martyr saint venerated by the Eastern Church.
Pronounced luh-REE-suh.
As of October 2026, Larisa ranked #7705 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1046 in 1968.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Larisa on lists
Famous Larisas
- Larisa Romanovna Oleynik
American actress
- Larisa Andrea Iordache
Romanian gymnast
- Larisa Semyonovna Latynina
Russian Olympic gymnast with a record 18 gold medals
- Larisa Evgenevna Lazutina
Russian Olympic cross,country skier
- Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Latvian doubles tennis player
- Larisa Yurievna Selezneva
Russian Olympic figure skater
- Larisa Iosifovna Bogoraz
Russian Soviet dissident
- Larisa Bergen
Kazakhstani Olympic volleyball player
Larisa in pop culture
- Larisa
main character in Barbara Cartland's book "The Devil in Love"
- Larisa Childs
character from TV series "Cold Squad"