Given name & surname
Rissa
“covered with dew”
Rissa is a variant of Rissah. One Hebrew interpretation is “covered with dew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rissa is a variant of Rissah. One Hebrew interpretation is “covered with dew.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rissa is a variant of Rissah. An origin associated with Rissah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Rissa as a surname developed from Sigfrid.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rissa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 313
- 0 boys · 313 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 12 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 507 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.
Rissa’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Rissa as a surname developed from the Swedish form Sigfrid. Rissa has a related form in Rissah. In Finnish usage, Rissa as a surname has a related form in RISSANEN.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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