Risa

Girl name

Risa has been given to 4,177 babies in the U.S. since 1942. It peaked in 1962.

Meaning & origin /ˈɹi(ː)zə/

Borrowed from Japanese りさ (Risa).

Origin: Japanese

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,177

Peak year

1962 (131 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1942

10-year trend

▲ +38%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Risa.

4,169 babies since 1897

4,167 babies since 1913

4,204 babies since 1936

4,146 babies since 1940

4,212 babies since 1935

4,139 babies since 1881

4,124 babies since 1946

4,121 babies since 1888

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