Girls' name · since 1975

Raiza

Raiza has 382 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15749
among girls today
382
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
11%
more common than other girls

Raiza currently ranks #15749 among girls' names in America, with 382 babies recorded since 1975.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raiza has been recorded 382 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #15749 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #15749 among girls today
  • 382 born since 1975
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 11% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Raiza is currently the #15749 girls' name in America, more common than 11% of girls - 382 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.

#15749
among girls today
382
born since 1975
1990s
peak decade
11%
more common than other girls

Raiza vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%11.1%
Raiza vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15749
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Raiza was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Raiza in 1990 - its busiest year on record.

How Raiza compares

382 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,726 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

Raiza's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Raiza Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 382 382 567,345
Peak-year births 18 48 19,840

Raiza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Raiza splits its recorded history at 2002: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Raiza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

382

Since 1975

51 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,749

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1975

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2025

Raiza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
05101520 197519861992199820042010201720232025 6

Raiza by decade

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

1990s was Raiza's strongest decade.

117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.

Raiza births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (31% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Raiza by state

Where Raiza concentrates geographically, total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Raiza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 4.5%
#2 California
10 2.6%
New York share of Raiza's total US births 4.5%
Even split

17 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raiza?
Since 1975, Social Security records show 382 babies named Raiza. Today it holds rank #15749 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 18 births.
When was Raiza most popular?
Raiza was most popular in the 1990s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Raiza most popular?
The top states for the name Raiza are New York (17 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Raiza been used?
The SSA has tracked Raiza since 1975 -- 51 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Raiza?
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.

What to do with Raiza's data

  • Raiza's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Raizas (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Raiza: #15749 Girls' Name - 382 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/raiza. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Raiza 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 June 2026.