Given name
Laurissa
“a lighthearted woman”
Laurissa is a variant of Larissa. One Latin interpretation is “a lighthearted woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Laurissa is a variant of Larissa. One Latin interpretation is “a lighthearted woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Laurissa is a variant of Larissa. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laurissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 744
- 0 boys · 744 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 29 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 7 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 675 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laurissa’s family of names
Laurissa has a related form in Larissa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.