Raissa
Raissa, also Raïssa, is a female given name. It is a variant of the given name Raisa. Notable people with the name include:
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Belarusian
The Story of Raissa
The earliest SSA record of Raissa as a baby girl name dates back to 1959, when 5 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Raissa — #4,522 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Raissa on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Raissa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 545 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Raissa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Raissa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Raissa
Phonetically similar names — useful when Raissa is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.