Girls' name · since 1951
Larisa
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 3,458 babies named Larisa, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,458
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Larisa is the #7566 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,458 recorded since 1951.
Larisa has 3,458 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7566 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #3,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,566 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,458 born since 1951
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Larisa ranks #3,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,566 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,458 born since 1951, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,566 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,458
- born since 1951
- 1990s
- peak decade
Larisa's 3,458 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Larisa compares
3,458 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Larisa's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Larisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,458 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Larisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Larisa splits its recorded history at 1990: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 108 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Larisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Larisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (814 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Larisa's strongest decade.
814 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Larisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
410 births
- 1970s
1970s
605 births
- 1980s
1980s
705 births
- 1990s
1990s
814 births
- 2000s
2000s
550 births
- 2010s 226
2010s
226 births
- 2020s 95
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 814 births (24% of all-time use).
How Larisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Larisa's total volume
Larisa by state
Where Larisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 454 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 251 | 7.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 135 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 52 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 50 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Washington | | 24 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 23 | 0.7% |
454 of 3,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Larisa appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Larisa's data
- Larisa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (814 total births); usage has since declined to 95 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Larisas (454 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Larisa
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Larisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~74 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Larisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.