Given name
Raysha
“resembling a young gazelle”
Raysha is a variant of Rasha. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a young gazelle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Raysha is a variant of Rasha. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a young gazelle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Raysha 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Raysha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 98
- 0 boys · 98 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 17 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 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162 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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