Given name
Raisha
“resembling a young gazelle”
Raisha is a variant of Rasha. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a young gazelle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raisha is a variant of Rasha. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a young gazelle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raisha is a variant of Rasha. An origin associated with Rasha is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 152
- 0 boys · 152 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,710 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,710 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 234 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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