MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Raisa mean?
Raisa is the feminine of Arabic raʾīs, head or leader. The word became a personal name and retains the title's sense of leadership or senior authority.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
रईसा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
رئيسة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Raisa in Indian usage
26,882 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling रईसा.
Mostly recorded for girls (99.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 26,628 records (99.1%).
- Recorded as male: 254 records (0.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,445 |
| 1950s | 4,936 |
| 1960s | 7,143 |
| 1970s | 6,038 |
| 1980s | 4,139 |
| 1990s | 1,425 |
| Other decades | 756 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 13,454 |
| Rajasthan | 5,573 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4,896 |
| Bihar | 1,103 |
| Maharashtra | 1,093 |
| Uttarakhand | 597 |
| Jharkhand | 166 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Raisa / F | 34 | 997 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Raisa; Table_6, C1025 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Raisa; Table_6, C1025