Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Risha isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Risha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 969
- 0 boys · 969 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,521 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,521 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 56 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 912 as a first name in 2020; 118 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.
Risha’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Risha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Keysha
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Rani
“a lovely singer; a queenly woman”
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Rosanna
“resembling the graceful rose”
>99% girls
Rachell
“ewe”
>99% girls