Larrissa
Feminine name of Greek origin meaning "from the citadel".
Name Census estimates that about 332 living Americans carry the first name Larrissa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Larrissa today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Larrissa births was 1992 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Larrissa. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Larrissa with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
332
~ 1 in 1,032,393 Americans
Peak year
1992
17 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2011 SSA rank
#18,353
Tracked since 1971
Census
Larrissa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 373 people with the first name Larrissa, which placed it at #25,428 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,428
National first-name rank
People counted
373
373 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
42.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Larrissa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Larrissa is White at 42.9%. The next largest groups are Black (22.3%) and Hispanic (18.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Larrissa described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Larrissa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White42.9% · 160
- Black or African American22.3% · 83
- Hispanic or Latino18.8% · 70
- Two or more races9.1% · 34
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.3% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.7% · 10
Popularity
Larrissa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Larrissa from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 120 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Larrissa by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Larrissa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Larrissa
The name Larrissa has its origins in ancient Greek, derived from the word "Larisa" which was the name of a city in Thessaly, Greece. The city's name is believed to have come from the ancient Greek word "larinos" meaning "citadel" or "fortress".
Larrissa was a popular name among the Greeks and was likely in use as early as the 5th century BC. One of the earliest known references to the name comes from the ancient Greek historian Xenophon, who mentioned a woman named Larrissa in his work "Anabasis".
In the Middle Ages, the name spread to other parts of Europe and became popular among the French and Italians. One notable example is Larrissa of Montferrat, a 13th century Italian noblewoman who was the Queen of Jerusalem from 1193 to 1212.
In the Renaissance period, the name continued to be used, though it was often spelled in various ways such as Larissa, Laryssa, or Larysa. One famous bearer of the name during this time was Larrissa Engelmann, a 16th century German poet and writer.
The name Larrissa also has a rich history in Russian culture, where it was often transliterated as Larisa. One of the most famous Russian bearers of the name was Larisa Ogurenkov, a Soviet Olympic gymnast who won multiple gold medals in the 1970s.
Other notable people named Larrissa throughout history include Larrissa Brill, a 19th century German writer and feminist; Larrissa Latynina, a Soviet gymnast who won 18 Olympic medals between 1956 and 1964; and Larrissa Arrabito, an Italian actress and model active in the early 20th century.
People
Larrissa + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Larrissa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Larrissa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 332 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Larrissa going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,032,393 US residents.
Is Larrissa a common name?
We classify Larrissa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 348 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Larrissa most popular?
The single biggest year for Larrissa was 1992, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Larrissa is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Larrissa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 373 people with the name Larrissa, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,428 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Larrissa in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Larrissa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Larrissa appears almost entirely female. Of the 371 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Larrissa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Larrissa is White at 42.9%. The next largest groups are Black (22.3%) and Hispanic (18.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Larrissa most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Larrissa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.9% (160 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Larrissa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Larrissa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Larrissa in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Larrissa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Larrissa in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Larrissa can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Larrissa?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Larrissa on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.