Is Raissa a boy or girl name?

Raissa is a girl’s name. Of the 545 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Raissa

Recorded 1959–2024 · United States

Raissa was most popular in 1989, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,157 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 545 people named Raissa.

Raissa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Raissa’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Raissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Raissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 545 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org