Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1950
Riesa
Riesa has 10 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 10
- total births
- 1950–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
10 girls have been named Riesa since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Riesa has 10 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1958.
- 10 total births
- 1950–1958 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Riesa since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1958.
- 10
- total births
- 1950–1958
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Riesa was born in this single decade.
1950
Single peak year
5 babies were named Riesa in 1950 - its busiest year on record.
Riesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Riesa's full recorded timeline at 1958, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births.
Riesa at a glance
Last recorded 1958Peak year
1950
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1950
Riesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1958
- Peak year (1950)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Riesa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Riesa's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Riesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Riesa? ▼
Riesa has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1950, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1958. 5 babies were born in 1950, its single highest year.
When was Riesa most popular? ▼
Riesa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Riesa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Riesa since 1950 -- 9 years through the most recent 1958 data.
What names are similar to Riesa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rielle, Rielly, Rielyn, Rielynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Riesa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1950–1958 (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. "Riesa: Baby Name Since 1950 - 10 Births, Peak 1950." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/riesa. 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 Riesa 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 July 2026.