Girls' name · since 1977
Raisha
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Raisha, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
152 babies have been named Raisha since 1977, making it today's #15383 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raisha recorded 152 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #15383 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #22,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 152 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raisha ranks #22,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 152 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raisha's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Raisha compares
152 32nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raisha's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 152 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raisha's full recorded timeline at 1994, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Raisha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (66 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Raisha's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Raisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 66 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Raisha's data
- Raisha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.