Is Larisa a boy or girl name?

Larisa is a girl’s name. Of the 3,458 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Larisa

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Larisa was most popular in 1993, when 108 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,485 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,458 people named Larisa.

Larisa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Larisa’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Larisa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Larisa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,458 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Larisa

Where Larisa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org