first name
RISA
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 4,474 people named Risa, 63% reported their origin as White, 17.7% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino. Virtually all are female (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Risa peaked in 1962, when 131 babies got the name.
At least 4,177 babies have been given the name since 1942. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Risa by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #1,744. The largest share of babies named Risa, 33.8%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Risa is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Risa has been most common in New York (6.2×), California (2.3×), and New Jersey (1.3×), and least common in Florida (0.6×).
1,690 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Exactly as common as Risa
2 other first names also have 4,474 people.
Either side of Risa
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Risa, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Risa ranks #126,357 of 156,621, with 142 people. See Risa as a last name
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