Girls' name · since 1976
Arisa
Arisa has 887 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,395 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arisa is the #4395 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 887 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arisa has been recorded 887 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #4395 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #8,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,395 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 887 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arisa ranks #8,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,395 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 887 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,395 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 887
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arisa's 887 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Arisa compares
887 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arisa's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 887 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Arisa's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Arisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Arisa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (214 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Arisa's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Arisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
214 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 214 births (24% of all-time use).
How Arisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arisa's total volume
Arisa by state
Where Arisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 158 | 17.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
158 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Arisa's data
- Arisa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arisas (158 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arisa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.