Raissa
Raissa, also Raïssa, is a female given name. It is a variant of the given name Raisa. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Raissa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raissa, also Raïssa, is a female given name. It is a variant of the given name Raisa. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Raissa
Raissa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1959, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 20 Raissas were born — ranking #4,522 that year. As of 2026, Raissa ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 545 Raissas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Raissa
Raissa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 545 births in the dataset. Raissa's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #4,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Raissa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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