Meaning of the nameRaisa
- Female
- Ra-i-sa
Raisa is a spelling of the name Raissa.
Meaning
The meaning of Raisa is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 19,083
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,096
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 28,600
- people
Raisa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Raisa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (8,523 people).
18,995 women 88 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Raisa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Raisa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,171 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 1,899 | 0.013% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,461 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,287 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 1,195 | 0.015% |
| Pernambuco | 1,185 | 0.013% |
| Ceará | 902 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 882 | 0.008% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 814 | 0.008% |
| Santa Catarina | 777 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 742 | 0.011% |
| Goiás | 649 | 0.009% |
| Amazonas | 536 | 0.014% |
| Mato Grosso | 417 | 0.011% |
| Paraíba | 374 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 372 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 371 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 321 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 282 | 0.009% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 269 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 238 | 0.015% |
| Sergipe | 230 | 0.010% |
| Tocantins | 207 | 0.014% |
| Distrito Federal | 197 | 0.007% |
| Amapá | 112 | 0.015% |
| Acre | 110 | 0.013% |
| Roraima | 83 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Raisa
It uses a single S; this is the spelling that Behind the Name records as a Russian, Arabic and Yiddish name.
About the name Raissa
The origin of the Brazilian spellings is uncertain, because Raisa corresponds to more than one name. Behind the Name records Raisa as a Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian name, probably a form of Herais, with Raissa as a variant; it also records an Arabic Raisa, the feminine of Rais, 'leader, chief', and a Yiddish Raisa, 'rose'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Rayssa among the spelling variants of Raissa, and Raysa among those of Raisa. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 137,141 people named Raissa, almost always women, with a median age of 16; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Other spellings of Raissa
Sources
- Behind the Name: Raisa (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Raisa (3) · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raissa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Raisa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Raisa (2) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Rais · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Raisa
What does the name Raisa mean?
The meaning of Raisa is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Raisa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,083 people with the first name Raisa, which ranks it number 1,096 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Raisa a boy's or a girl's name?
Raisa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 18,995 women and 88 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Raisa most common?
Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.015% of the state's population is named Raisa (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Raisa?
Raissa, Rayssa and Raysa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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