Risa
Risa was the 5675th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 909th; the most babies were born in 1962 (131). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,866 places. More babies were named Risa in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,675 girls, up 2,208 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1962131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,177babies recorded
Risa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,675 | 22 |
| 2020 | #7,883 | 14 |
| 2010 | #6,144 | 22 |
| 2000 | #3,206 | 43 |
| 1990 | #1,948 | 71 |
| 1980 | #2,117 | 49 |
| 1970 | #1,694 | 55 |
| 1960 | #959 | 125 |
| 1950 | #1,359 | 46 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Risa, counting every spelling?
Risa is the most common spelling of a name family that had 48 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 48 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risa | 22 | #5,675 | 78 |
| Rysa | 15 | #7,434 | 52 |
| Riza | 6 | #14,575 | 28 |
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 Risa?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Risa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Risa 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 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Risa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Risa?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Risa are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 33 and 64. That makes Risa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Risa by state
How common Risa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Risa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Risa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Risa
How popular is the name Risa?
Risa was the 5675th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 909th; the most babies were born in 1962 (131). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,866 places. More babies were named Risa in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Risa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Risa in the US.
Where is Risa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Risa was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.