Recorded 1952–1991 Girls' name Peak 1957 60 births

Reisa — girls' name

60 babies named Reisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s101970s51980s111990s10
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Reisa was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

8 babies were named Reisa in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Reisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Reisa between 1952 and 1991, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Reisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Reisa performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Reisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Reisa 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 60 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.

Reisa at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

60

Since 1952

40 years of records

Peak year

1957

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1952

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1991

Reisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1952

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 19911990198819861971196919621958195719551952 6

Reisa by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
24 births that decade — 40% of Reisa's all-time total
1950s241960s101970s51980s111990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Reisa?
60 babies have been named Reisa since 1952. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1957 with 8 births.
When was Reisa most popular?
Reisa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Reisa been used?
Reisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 40 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Reisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reina, Reign, Reilly, Reita, 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, 1952–1991 (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.