Raeesah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- rah-EE-sah
- Origin
- Arabic
Raeesah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “leader, chief”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Raeesah mean?
Arabic: 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.
Is Raeesah a girl's or a boy's name?
Raeesah is a girls' name.
How popular is Raeesah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 23 girls.
Half of all the girls named Raeesah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Raeesah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 23 | #1,112 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,225 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 16 | #1,289 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,333 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
Names like Raeesah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah, Aakifah, Farah, Rufaidah, Umamah, Umaymah, Habiba, Safia, Azeemah, Samah, Faiza, Musfirah
Names related to Raeesah
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, “Raeesah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raeesah, updated 20 October 2026.