Given name & surname
Riesa
“one who laughs often”
Riesa is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Riesa is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Riesa 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 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Riesa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 5 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 1958. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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