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Raisa

Girl

Meaning of Raisa: Russian: 'leader' or 'rose'

Raisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4421st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1128th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4421

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1128

30 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,322

First recorded 1962 · peak 1988

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 94 babies1989: 70 babies1990: 70 babies19901991: 42 babies1992: 50 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 35 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 48 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 26 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 38 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 23 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 26 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Raisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 94.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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