Larisa vs Ulla
Larisa and Ullacompared 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, Larisa was ranked #580 and Ulla #563 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Larisa was ranked #1774 and Ulla #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Larisa and Ulla over time
Larisa and Ulla appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Ulla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Larisa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ulla 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
Larisa and Ulla changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 1982, ending at #580 and #563.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Larisa #309 in 1961, Ulla #166 in 1959.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1958–1982
Larisa held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ulla in 15.
Highest recorded here: Larisa #309 in 1961, Ulla #166 in 1959.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1982: Larisa #580, Ulla #563.
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 | Larisa | Ulla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) | Norway · Girls #386 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Larisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ulla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ulla
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #217 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #386 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls