Recorded 1968–2023 Girls' name Peak 1968 1,239 births

Laryssa — girls' name

1,239 babies named Laryssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s891970s1071980s1401990s3862000s3752010s1292020s13
1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Laryssa was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

67 babies were named Laryssa in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laryssa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,239 babies named Laryssa between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laryssa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laryssa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 386 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Laryssa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Laryssa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laryssa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Laryssa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,239

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

1968

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Laryssa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1968)
67
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
020406080 202320132006199919921985197719701968 67

Laryssa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
386 births that decade — 31% of Laryssa's all-time total
1960s891970s1071980s1401990s3862000s3752010s1292020s13

Laryssa by state

Where Laryssa concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Laryssa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
101 8.2%
#2 Texas
81 6.5%
#3 Massachusetts
18 1.5%
#4 New York
12 1.0%
California share of Laryssa's total US births 8.2%
Even split

101 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laryssa?
1,239 babies have been named Laryssa since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1968 with 67 births.
When was Laryssa most popular?
Laryssa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 386 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Laryssa most popular?
The top states for the name Laryssa are California (101 births), Texas (81 births), Massachusetts (18 births).
How long has the name Laryssa been used?
Laryssa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Laryssa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lara, Larissa, Larue, Larry, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.