Halimah vs Larissa
Halimah and Larissacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Halimah was ranked #1097 and Larissa #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
Halimah and Larissa over time
Halimah and Larissa appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Larissa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Halimah 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.
Larissa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Halimah 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
Halimah and Larissa changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1097 and #1353.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Halimah held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Larissa in 23.
Highest recorded here: Halimah #645 in 2000, Larissa #478 in 1997.
The order changed in 2024: Halimah moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1056 and #921; by 2024 that had become #1097 and #1353.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Halimah #1097, Larissa #1353.
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 | Halimah | Larissa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1097 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Halimah and Larissa both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Halimah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1097 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Larissa
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2015
Highest recorded position: #339 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2015).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls