Given name
Rayssa
“a great thinker”
Rayssa is a variant of Raissa. One French interpretation is “a great thinker.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rayssa is a variant of Raissa. One French interpretation is “a great thinker.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rayssa is a variant of Raissa. An origin associated with Raissa is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rayssa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 0 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 16 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 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
People named Rayssa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.