Larysa
Larysa is a given name. Notable people with the surname include:Larysa Artiugina, Ukrainian documentary film director and activist Larysa Berezhna, Ukrainian long jumper Larysa Harapyn, Canadian media personality Larysa Hienijuš (1910–1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement Larysa Karlova, Ukrainian handball player Larysa Khorolets, Ukrainian actress Larysa…
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
- Polish
Meaning & Origin of Larysa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Larysa is a given name. Notable people with the surname include:Larysa Artiugina, Ukrainian documentary film director and activist Larysa Berezhna, Ukrainian long jumper Larysa Harapyn, Canadian media personality Larysa Hienijuš (1910–1983), Belarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement Larysa Karlova, Ukrainian handball player Larysa Khorolets, Ukrainian actress Larysa…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
- Polish
The Story of Larysa
American parents first put Larysa on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 10 Larysas were born — ranking #8,052 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Larysas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2008 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 155 Larysas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Larysa
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About the name Larysa
Larysa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 155 births in the dataset. Larysa's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #8,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Larysa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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