Raisa
How to say it: ry-EE-suh · /raˈisə/
Russian and Yiddish name often linked to 'rose' - also Arabic 'leader'; borne by Raisa Gorbacheva.
Raisa was the 3,378th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 30 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 10% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,303 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,378 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 30 |
| Share of births | 1 in 110,511 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −10% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,303 |
| In France, 2025 | #806 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Raisa peaked in the 1990s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Raisa is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Finnish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
In France: #806 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Raisa
- Raisa Gorbacheva (1932–1999)Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
- Raisa Smetanina (born 1952)Soviet cross-country skier
- Raisa (born 1990)Indonesian singer
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