Given name

Rysa

“one who laughs often”

Rysa is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Rysa is a variant of Risa. One Latin interpretation is “one who laughs often.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Rysa 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 2017. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Rysa through the years

Babies since 1880
57
0 boys · 57 girls
Most popular year
2025
15 babies
2025
15
#7,434 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
02.557.5102025Highest share 20259.3
Rysa in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2017–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,434 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Rysa’s family of names

Rysa has a related form in Risa.

Walk Rysa’s family in the name graph

RysaRisa

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Rysa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Rufta

0Not recently recordedRising fast

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Hosna

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

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Jiyana

26RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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