US rank #10390 Girls' name Peak 1989 545 births

Raissa — #10390 US girls' name

545 babies named Raissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s311970s531980s911990s1322000s1182010s892020s26
#10390
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Raissa was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

20 babies were named Raissa in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 545 babies named Raissa between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raissa currently holds the #10390 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Raissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raissa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raissa 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 545 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.

Raissa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

545

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1989

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,390

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
20
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0510152025 202420152008200119941987197719691959 5

Raissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
132 births that decade — 24% of Raissa's all-time total
1950s51960s311970s531980s911990s1322000s1182010s892020s26

Raissa by state

Where Raissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 2.9%
California share of Raissa's total US births 2.9%

16 of 545 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raissa?
545 babies have been named Raissa since 1959. It currently ranks #10390 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 20 births.
When was Raissa most popular?
Raissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Raissa most popular?
The top states for the name Raissa are California (16 births).
How long has the name Raissa been used?
Raissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raissa?
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, 1959–2024 (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.