Larissa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “citadel.” In 2024 it was given to 129 girls in the United States.
Larissa belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “citadel” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Larissa first appears in Social Security records in 1946. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #363 in 1994, and in 2024 129 babies received the name — 23,370 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Larissa means “citadel” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Larissa is a girl name. In 2024, 129 babies received the name in the US.
Larissa comes from the Greek tradition.
Larissa first appears in US records in 1946. Its best-ever ranking was #363 in 1994, and 129 babies were given the name in 2024.
Larissa is pronounced /ləˈɹɪsə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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