girl's name
Raisa
- Origin Russian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,293
Ireland
#967
2024 births
Raisa is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Raisa is a name of Russian origin.
- Peaked in 1988, when 94 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 110,522 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1962.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Raisa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 39 |
| 1980s | 250 |
| 1990s | 374 |
| 2000s | 269 |
| 2010s | 226 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 154 |
How popular is Raisa?
In 2025, Raisa was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Raisa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Raisa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Raïsa | Raïsa is a rare spelling of Raisa, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Raisa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Raisa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Raisa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Raisa in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Raisa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Raisa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Raisa
How popular is the name Raisa?
In 2025, Raisa was given to 30 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Raisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Raisa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Raisa?
Raisa has 2 syllables.
When was Raisa most popular?
Raisa peaked in 1988, when 94 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Raisa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Raisa currently ranks #1,004 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.