Risa
Meaning
“Disputed: a Latin-rooted diminutive tied to risus, laughter (as in Marisa), a Yiddish pet form of Sarah, or an unrelated Japanese name.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Risa has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
585 people · the #12,004 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 57
Among people named Risa living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Risa
People given the name Risa in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Risa deep dive
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