Girl

Raisa

rah-EE-suh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Russian name from Hebrew 'rosh,' meaning 'head' or 'leader,' suggesting leadership. Associated with Raisa Gorbachev, the former First Lady of the Soviet Union.”

Popularity Over Time

Raisa US popularity rank over timeRank 10183 in 1977 to rank 1455 in 1988. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1455#5819#101831962198020002024

Raisa is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

HebrewRussian

Syllables

2

Nicknames

RaiRisaRaish

Style

ClassicStrongElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Raisa Gorbachev (former First Lady Soviet Union)
  • Raisa from Doctor Zhivago

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Russian origin, familiar to English speakers through Russian literature

People Also Ask

Russian name from Hebrew 'rosh,' meaning 'head' or 'leader,' suggesting leadership. Associated with Raisa Gorbachev, the former First Lady of the Soviet Union.

Raisa is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Raisa include Rai, Risa, Raish.

Names that pair beautifully with Raisa include Natasha, Tatiana, Katya, Boris.