Girls' name · since 1942
Risa
4,177 babies named Risa in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,177
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,177 babies have been named Risa since 1942, making it today's #5588 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Risa has been recorded 4,177 times among girls since 1942, currently ranked #5588 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #2,903 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,588 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,177 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Risa ranks #2,903 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,588 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,177 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,903 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,177
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Risa's 4,177 recorded births place it above 95.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Risa compares
4,177 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 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
Risa's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Risa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,177 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 21 | 19,840 |
Risa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Risa splits its recorded history at 1984: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1943 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Risa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Risa by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,073 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Risa's strongest decade.
1,073 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Risa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 181
1940s
181 births
- 1950s
1950s
692 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,073 births
- 1970s
1970s
561 births
- 1980s
1980s
536 births
- 1990s
1990s
474 births
- 2000s 331
2000s
331 births
- 2010s 237
2010s
237 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,073 births (26% of all-time use).
How Risa 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 Risa's total volume
Risa by state
Where Risa concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 813 | 19.5% |
| #2 | California | | 388 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 151 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 64 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 61 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 53 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 35 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 35 | 0.8% |
813 of 4,177 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Risa appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Risa's data
- Risa's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,073 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Risas (813 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Risa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Risa 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.