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girls' name ★ peaked 1988

Raisa

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,639 Trend ↑ Rising 27%

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Раи́са (Raísa).

Rank 2025
#4,639
among girls · ↑225 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Raisa · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 53,576
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1988
94 babies
All-time total
1,322
#6,214 all-time among girls
First recorded
1962
in Social Security records

Raisa popularity over time

1,322 babies have been named Raisa since 1962, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1988Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 10 1 – #7,333
1970s 39 4 +290% #5,879
1980s 250 25 +541% #1,463
1990s 374 37 +50% #1,967
2000s 269 27 -28% #3,856
2010s 226 23 -16% #4,945
2020s (to 2025) 154 26 +14% #4,639

Where Raisa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 32 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 34 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Raisa

Raisa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,639 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1962, 1,322 American babies have been named Raisa. Its peak came in 1988, when 94 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Raisa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Raisa?

The median living Raisa is about 26 years old; half are between 13 and 35. An estimated 1,300 people named Raisa are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Raisa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 30 #4,639
2024 28 #4,864
2023 26 #5,095
2022 26 #5,138
2021 27 #4,927
2020 17 #6,865
2019 26 #5,137
2018 26 #5,109
2017 23 #5,632
2016 23 #5,760
2015 27 #5,091
2014 19 #6,650
2013 17 #7,306
2012 15 #8,124
2011 21 #6,293
2010 29 #4,945
2009 19 #7,008
2008 20 #6,754
2007 19 #7,033
2006 31 #4,660
2005 38 #3,856
2004 30 #4,585
2003 26 #4,912
2002 26 #4,729
2001 30 #4,178
2000 30 #4,155
1995 23 #4,467
1990 70 #1,967
1985 12 #5,945
1980 7 #8,810
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Famous people named Raisa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Raisa Gorbacheva Raisa Gorbacheva Wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (1932–1999) Contemporary
  2. 2 Raisa Smetanina Raisa Smetanina Russian cross-country skier (born 1952) Contemporary
  3. 3 Raisa Aronova Raisa Aronova Soviet aviator (1920-1982); Hero of the Soviet Union Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Raisa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Raisa?

The median living Raisa is about 26 years old. Half of all living Raisas are between 13 and 35 years old.

How many people named Raisa are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Raisa are alive in the United States, based on 1,322 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Raisa mean?

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Раи́са (Raísa).

How popular is the name Raisa in 2025?

Raisa ranked #4,639 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Raisa?

1,322 babies have been named Raisa in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Raisa most popular?

Raisa peaked in 1988, when 94 newborns received the name.

Is Raisa a boy or girl name?

Raisa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Raisa rising or falling?

Raisa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Raisa become more popular?

Raisa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 34 girls named Raisa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Raisa?

Well-known people named Raisa include Raisa Gorbacheva (politician), Raisa Smetanina (skier), Raisa Aronova (social activist).

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