Recorded 1977–2020 Girls' name Peak 1989 147 births

Raisha — girls' name

147 babies named Raisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s351990s662000s272020s5
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Raisha was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

18 babies were named Raisha in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Raisha between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raisha 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 147 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.

Raisha at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

147

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

1989

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Raisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1989)
18
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 2020200119961992198919791977 7

Raisha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
66 births that decade — 45% of Raisha's all-time total
1970s141980s351990s662000s272020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raisha?
147 babies have been named Raisha since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births.
When was Raisha most popular?
Raisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Raisha been used?
Raisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Raisha?
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.

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, 1977–2020 (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.