How popular is the name Raisa?

1,322 US babies were named Raisa between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1988.

What careers are people named Raisa over-represented in?

Among notable women who are politicians, Raisas show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Raisa

Q: How common is the spelling Raisa?

The most common spelling: 56% of Raisas use it.

Raisa. 1,322 US babies since 1940, peak 1988. Notable Raisas are 1.4× over-represented as politicians.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1988

1,322 US babies were named Raisa between 1940 and 2025.

Raisa around the world

England & Wales: 680 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 997 in 2025
France: 170 babies since 1900, peak 2017, No. 2,218 in 2025
Belgium: 64 babies since 1995, peak 2022
Ireland: 33 babies since 1964, peak 2021

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Raisas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.4×	Medium · 13 people
Actor	1.1×	Medium · 10 people
Writer	1.1×	Low · 7 people
Journalist	1.1×	Low · 4 people

Among notable women who are politicians, Raisas show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 56% of Raisas use it

Raisa 56%
Raissa 23%
Raiza 16%
Raysa 5%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1988)