Given name
Reesa
“one who laughs often”
Reesa is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reesa is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Reesa is a variant of Risa. An origin associated with Risa is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Reesa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 748
- 0 boys · 748 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,548 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,548 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 734 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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