Is Risa a boy or girl name?
Risa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 0 boys were named Risa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,155 US babies named Risa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,497
- Babies named Risa since 1942
- 4,155
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 131 babies
Boys and girls named Risa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 692 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,073 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 561 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 536 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 331 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 237 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,497 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,477 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,226 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,950 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,880 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,141 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,426 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,635 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,422 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,541 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,141 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,314 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,468 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,786 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,144 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,266 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,854 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,917 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,552 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,225 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,260 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,222 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,004 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,009 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,206 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,490 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,561 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,089 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,611 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,414 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,615 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,148 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,373 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,540 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,948 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,559 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,905 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,387 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,408 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,127 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,764 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,746 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,014 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,751 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,116 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,761 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,081 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,019 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,880 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,651 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,612 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,747 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,621 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,402 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,694 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,194 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,225 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 124 | #909 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 119 | #936 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,046 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 119 | #978 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 131 | #929 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,029 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 125 | #959 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,045 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,116 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,227 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,056 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,049 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,247 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,454 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,519 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,517 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,359 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,333 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,812 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,690 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,714 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,538 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,743 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,236 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,778 |
Highest rank
Risa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #909 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Risa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.