US rank #5049 Girls' name Peak 1992 855 births

Arisa — #5049 US girls' name

855 babies named Arisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s681990s2142000s2032010s2122020s128
#5049
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Arisa was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

32 babies were named Arisa in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 855 babies named Arisa between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arisa currently holds the #5049 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arisa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 152 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arisa in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arisa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 855 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

855

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1992

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,049

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
32
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Arisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
214 births that decade — 25% of Arisa's all-time total
1970s301980s681990s2142000s2032010s2122020s128

Arisa by state

Where Arisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Arisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
152 17.8%
#2 Texas
18 2.1%
#3 New York
6 0.7%
California share of Arisa's total US births 17.8%
Even split

152 of 855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arisa?
855 babies have been named Arisa since 1976. It currently ranks #5049 among girls. The peak year was 1992 with 32 births.
When was Arisa most popular?
Arisa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 214 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Arisa most popular?
The top states for the name Arisa are California (152 births), Texas (18 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Arisa been used?
Arisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ariana, Arianna, Aria, Ariel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.