Given name
Larya
“lara”·“one who is protected; a cheerful woman”
Larya is a variant of Lara. Interpretations include “lara” and “one who is protected; a cheerful woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Larya is a variant of Lara. Interpretations include “lara” and “one who is protected; a cheerful woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Larya is a variant of Lara. The history of Lara gives this family its wider story. Lara is a principal character in Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago. The 1965 film helped bring this form of Larissa to a wider audience, and Maurice Jarre’s Lara’s Theme became another association with the name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Larya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 0 boys · 76 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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