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Larysa

Larysa (Ancient Greek origin). 155 US babies since 1940, peak 1993. Notable Larysas are 1.7× over-represented as scientists.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

Ancient GreekSpelling of Larissa

Larissa around the world

  • Ларисса · Russian
  • Ларисса · Ukrainian
  • لاريسا · Arabic
  • לריסה · Hebrew
  • ラリッサ · Japanese
  • 拉丽莎 · Chinese
  • Larysa · German
  • Larissza
  • Laryssa
  • Lari · Finnish

Larissa’s name day

  • March 26 · France

In US birth records

Peak year: 1993

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

155 US babies were named Larysa between 1940 and 2025.

Where Larysas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Politician1.3×Low · 9 people
Journalist1.5×Low · 6 people
Writer1.0×Low · 4 people
Scientist1.7×Low · 4 people

Among notable women who are scientists, Larysas show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 194 Larissas spell it Larysa

  • Larissa 78%
  • Larisa 12%
  • Laryssa 4%
  • Laresa 1%
  • Larrissa 1%
  • Larrisa 1%
  • Laressa 1%
  • Lariza 1%
  • Larysa 1%
  • Larosa <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1993)