Risa
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Risa is a Latin name meaning “laughter,” with variants such as Rissa and Riza.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Risa in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Risa against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Risa is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Risa in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 22 girls were named Risa, making it the #5554 girls' name in the US. Since 1942, 4,177 girls have been named Risa, with the most (131) in 1962. It is most common, relative to births, in New York and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Risa
There are 22 towns and villages with Risa in their name, in 9 countries.
🇾🇪 Yemen 5🇲🇽 Mexico 4🇨🇴 Colombia 3🇳🇴 Norway 3🇸🇪 Sweden 3🇨🇳 China 1🇫🇷 France 1🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ar Rişā‘ | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Ar Rişā‘ | Omran, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Ar Rişā‘ | Omran, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| Kharq Risa | Sulaymaniyah, 🇮🇶 Iraq | – | Map |
| La Risa | Bolívar, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| La Risa | Córdoba, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| La Risa | Tolima Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| La Risa | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Risa | Gansu, 🇨🇳 China | – | Map |
| Risa | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Risa songs
One song on Wikidata has Risa in its title:
- 'A risa – Berardo Cantalamessa (1895)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Risa
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Risa as a pet name
FurryName has found 8 dogs named Risa in public pet registers, making it the #11,284 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (4), Allegheny County (3), Cambridge (1). Risa as a dog name →
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