Galina vs Larisa
Galina and Larisacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 1982, Galina was ranked #634 and Larisa #580 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Galina was ranked #5687 and Larisa #1774 among girls in England and Wales.
Galina and Larisa over time
Galina and Larisa appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Galina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Larisa in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Galina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Larisa in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Galina and Larisa changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 1982, ending at #634 and #580.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Galina #306 in 1959, Larisa #309 in 1961.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 1958–1982
Galina held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Larisa in 5.
Highest recorded here: Galina #306 in 1959, Larisa #309 in 1961.
The order changed in 1982: Larisa moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #623 and #632; by 1982 that had become #634 and #580.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Galina #634, Larisa #580.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Galina | Larisa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Galina and Larisa both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Galina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #325 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1988
Highest recorded position: #241 among girls in Norway, in 1954 (recorded 1945–1988).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Larisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #424 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1985
Highest recorded position: #309 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1958–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls