Given name
Raynisha
“son of grace”
Raynisha is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raynisha is a variant of Rae. One Scottish interpretation is “son of grace.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raynisha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 222
- 0 boys · 222 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 182 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.
Raynisha’s family of names
Raynisha has a related form in Rae.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Raynisha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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“having great faith” · “God is with us”
6% boys · 94% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls