Ra'Eesah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rah-EE-sah
- Origin
- Arabic
Ra'Eesah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leader, chief”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ra'Eesah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Raeesah; feminine of raees (rais), 'chief, leader'
“leader, chief”
Feminine form of Arabic raees, 'chief'; in Urdu the word also means a wealthy or noble person.
Meaning borrowed from Raeesah.
Is Ra'Eesah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ra'Eesah is a girls' name.
How popular is Ra'Eesah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 girls.
Ra'Eesah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
Names like Ra'Eesah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aakifah, Rufaidah, Azeemah, Hibah, Umamah, Farah, Umaymah, Samah, Habiba, Musfirah, Safia, Nabeelah
Names related to Ra'Eesah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ra'Eesah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ra'eesah, updated 20 October 2026.