Girls' name · since 1959
Raissa
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 545 babies named Raissa, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 545
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
545 girls have been named Raissa since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Raissa has 545 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2024.
- #11,238 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 545 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raissa ranks #11,238 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 545 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,238 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 545
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Raissa's 545 recorded births place it above 84.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Raissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raissa's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Raissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (132 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Raissa's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Raissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 132 births (24% of all-time use).
How Raissa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raissa's total volume
Raissa by state
Where Raissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.9% |
16 of 545 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raissa's data
- Raissa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Raissas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raissa: 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 (~65 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, 1959–2024 (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 Raissa 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.