Is Laryssa a boy or girl name?

Laryssa is a girl’s name. Of the 1,239 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Laryssa

Recorded 1968–2023 · United States

Laryssa was most popular in 1968, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,170 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,239 people named Laryssa.

Laryssa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Laryssa’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Laryssa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Laryssa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,239 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 Laryssa

Where Laryssa 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