Given name & surname
Rise
“one who laughs often”
Rise is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rise is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rise 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 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rise through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,173
- 74 boys · 1,099 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,077 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,077 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,037 as a first name in 2020; 651 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rise’s family of names
Rise has a related form in Risa. In Japanese usage, Rise is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 莉世. In English usage, Rise as a surname has an alternative spelling in Rice.
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Around the world
Rise has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Rise
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