US rank #4793 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,291 births

Raisa — #4793 US girls' name

1,291 babies named Raisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s391980s2501990s3742000s2692010s2262020s123
#4793
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Raisa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

94 babies were named Raisa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,291 babies named Raisa between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raisa currently holds the #4793 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 374 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Raisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 257 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Raisa in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,291 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,291

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

1988

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,793

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
94
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Raisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
374 births that decade — 29% of Raisa's all-time total
1960s101970s391980s2501990s3742000s2692010s2262020s123

Raisa by state

Where Raisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Raisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
257 19.9%
#2 California
134 10.4%
#3 Texas
44 3.4%
#4 Florida
25 1.9%
#5 Georgia
12 0.9%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.4%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.4%
#8 Virginia
5 0.4%
New York share of Raisa's total US births 19.9%
Even split

257 of 1,291 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raisa?
1,291 babies have been named Raisa since 1962. It currently ranks #4793 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 94 births.
When was Raisa most popular?
Raisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 374 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Raisa most popular?
The top states for the name Raisa are New York (257 births), California (134 births), Texas (44 births).
How long has the name Raisa been used?
Raisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raina, Rain, Raine, Raizy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.