How Many People Are Named Larissa?
An estimated 22,339 people in the United States have the first name Larissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Larissa peaked in popularity in 1994 with 715 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Larissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Larissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
22,339
About 1 in 15,343 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1994
715 births
Total Registered
23,370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Larissa
Larissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 23,370 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Larissa as a female name
Ranked #1,615 in 2024
129 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (715 births)
Larissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Larissa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 6,544 babies were registered. Larissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Larissa by Decade
How has Larissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Larissa by State
Birth registrations for Larissa span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Rhode Island, District of Columbia. On average, about 412 Larissas were registered per state.
Larissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Larissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Larissa
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Larissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Larissa?
We estimate approximately 22,339 people named Larissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,343 Americans share this first name.
Is Larissa a common name?
Larissa is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Larissa most popular?
Larissa reached peak popularity in 1994, when 715 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Larissa is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Larissa a female name?
Larissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Larissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Larissa Smith, Larissa Johnson, Larissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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