Feminine dossier · first seen 1942

Risa

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Risa
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1962

Peak era

1962

Peak rank proxy

131

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1942Peak 19622024

Peak year

1962

Decline from peak

88.5%

2024

All-time

4,155

Risa is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1962, when 131 girls were named Risa.

In 2024, only 15 girls were given the name.

Down 88.5% from its peak.

All told, about 4,155 Americans have been named Risa and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1942.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1962

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