Meaning of the nameRayssa
- Female
- Rays-sa
Rayssa is a spelling of the name Raissa.
Meaning
The meaning of Rayssa 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)
- 54,423
- Rank in Brazil
- #533
- Median age
- 16 years
- 2010 Census
- 22,842
- people
Rayssa in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Rayssa, 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 (26,874 people).
54,149 women 274 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 Rayssa is most common
States with the highest share of people named Rayssa in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.059%
- Alagoas 0.050%
- Pernambuco 0.042%
- Maranhão 0.039%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.039%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 9,090 | 0.021% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,641 | 0.035% |
| Minas Gerais | 5,355 | 0.026% |
| Pernambuco | 3,812 | 0.042% |
| Pará | 2,779 | 0.034% |
| Maranhão | 2,651 | 0.039% |
| Ceará | 2,438 | 0.028% |
| Paraíba | 2,327 | 0.059% |
| Goiás | 2,269 | 0.032% |
| Paraná | 2,191 | 0.019% |
| Bahia | 2,075 | 0.015% |
| Alagoas | 1,564 | 0.050% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,451 | 0.013% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,349 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 1,341 | 0.034% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,335 | 0.035% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,279 | 0.039% |
| Piauí | 898 | 0.028% |
| Distrito Federal | 885 | 0.031% |
| Mato Grosso | 873 | 0.024% |
| Sergipe | 747 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 652 | 0.024% |
| Tocantins | 534 | 0.035% |
| Rondônia | 342 | 0.022% |
| Amapá | 249 | 0.034% |
| Roraima | 156 | 0.025% |
| Acre | 140 | 0.017% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Rayssa
It swaps the I for a Y and keeps the double SS; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists it among the spelling variants of Raissa.
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 Rayssa
What does the name Rayssa mean?
The meaning of Rayssa 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 Rayssa in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 54,423 people with the first name Rayssa, which ranks it number 533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Rayssa a boy's or a girl's name?
Rayssa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 54,149 women and 274 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Rayssa most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.059% of the state's population is named Rayssa (2,327 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Rayssa?
Raissa, Raisa and Raysa. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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