Raisa
Raisa was the 4639th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1463rd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 452 places. More babies were named Raisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,639 girls, up 2,226 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198894 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,322babies recorded
Raisa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,639 | 30 |
| 2020 | #6,865 | 17 |
| 2010 | #4,945 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,155 | 30 |
| 1990 | #1,967 | 70 |
| 1980 | #8,810 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Raisa, counting every spelling?
Raisa is the most common spelling of a name family that had 36 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raisa | 30 | #4,639 | 137 |
| Raiza | 6 | #14,534 | 31 |
| Raissa | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raisa?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raisa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raisa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raisa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raisa?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Raisa are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 14 and 36. That makes Raisa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Raisa by state
How common Raisa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.7×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raisa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raisa
How popular is the name Raisa?
Raisa was the 4639th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1463rd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 452 places. More babies were named Raisa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Raisa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Raisa in the US.
Where is Raisa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raisa was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.