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By Grace Royal · Sep 2026

Raisa

OriginRussian; Yiddish; Arabic
Meaning"easygoing; rose; leader"

About Raisa

Known in America via the wife of Soviet head Mikhail Gorbachev; a possibility for parents of Eastern-European descent wanting to move beyond Natasha and Nadia or for parents from the Middle East looking for a name that works in both cultures.

As of October 2026, Raisa ranked #4639 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1463 in 1988.

Editor's take: The name Raisa is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "easygoing; rose; leader".

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,700#4,800#4,900'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015—00
2016—00
2017—00
2018—00
2019—00
2020—00
2021#4,9252716.5
2022—00
2023—00
2024#4,8472817.3
2025#4,6393018.7
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Raisas

  • Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva

    wife of Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev

  • Raisa Andriana

    Indonesian singer

  • Raisa Vasylivna Bogatyrova

    former Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine

  • Raisa Petrovna Smetanina

    Russian skier

  • Raisa Yermolayevna Aronova

    Russian bomber pilot

  • Raisa Davydovna Orlova

    Russian writer

  • Raisa O'Farrill Bolanos

    Cuban volleyball player

Raisa in pop culture

  • Raisa ana'Marianna

    character in "Seven Realms"

Raisa in blog posts

Rose Alternatives: Fresh Twists on a Classic

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