Larissa

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Евгеньевна in RU Russia, TR Türkiye, KG Kyrgyzstan and 5 more, Larisa in MD Moldova, GE Georgia, AR Argentina and 5 more, Лариса in UA Ukraine, KZ Kazakhstan and Larysa in PL Poland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Larissa is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name22K records spelled Larissa10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Larïssa, Lãrissą, Larîssä, Lärïssä, Lärissä

• Estonian given name11K records spelled Larissa13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Estonia, Slovenia, United States

  Languages: Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian

  Also written Larisa, Larisza, Làrìssà, Láríssá, Láriszá

• a separate given name9.1K records spelled Larissa3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland

  Also written Laríssa, Lárissa

• a separate given name228 records spelled Larissa3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Canada, Netherlands

  Also written Lârïssâ, ̶L̶a̶r̶i̶s̶s̶a̶

56 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Larissa is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Of uncertain origin. It is the name of a Greek martyr venerated in the Eastern Church, and may perhaps be derived from the ancient Thessalian town of Larissa.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In Swedish, Larissa är ett vanligt ryskt kvinnonamn, kanske från början bildat till grekiskans larós ’älsklig’ eller láros ’mås’. Ett helgon inom den ortodoxa kyrkan bär namnet.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In English, mother or daughter of Pelasgus;

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In French, Origine grecque.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Russian, de Larissa, nom d'une ville grecque, ou de /ara, mouette.

  as a name·Russian Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 77 years between 1946–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Lesya Ukrainkab. 1871UAnot in their usual nameUkrainian poet, writer and feminist (1871–1913)
• Larisa Latyninab. 1934RUnot in their usual nameSoviet-Russian artistic gymnast and ballet dancer (born 1934)
• Larisa Shepitkob. 1938UAnot in their usual nameSoviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979)
• Larisa Luppianb. 1953RUnot in their usual nameRussian actress (born 1953)
• Larisa Lazutinab. 1965RUnot in their usual namecross-country skier
• Larisa Savchenko-Neilandb. 1966LVnot in their usual nameLatvian tennis player (born 1966)
• Larysa Kondrackib. 1976CAnot in their usual nameCanadian film director and screenwriter
• Larissa Riquelmeb. 1984PYParaguayan model and actress
• Larissa Maroltb. 1992ATAustrian model
• Anittab. 1993BRnot in their usual nameBrazilian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 931 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Larissa?

We estimate roughly 516 thousand people bear Larissa (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Larissa have the most bearers?

Larissa is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled евгеньевна.

How common is Larissa compared with other names?

In Russia, Larissa is the 48th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Larissa a male or female name?

Larissa is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Larissa mean?

Recorded meaning: From Greek Larissa, a place name and mythological name of uncertain pre-Greek origin.