Girls' name · since 1972
Arisha
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 989 babies named Arisha, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
989 babies have been named Arisha since 1972, making it today's #3223 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Arisha recorded 989 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #3223 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #7,578 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,223 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 989 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arisha ranks #7,578 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,223 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 989 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,578 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 989
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arisha's 989 recorded births place it above 89.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Arisha compares
989 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Arisha's all-time total is 163% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 989 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arisha splits its recorded history at 2002: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Arisha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (404 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Arisha's strongest decade.
404 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Arisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 72
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 145
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
404 births
- 2020s
2020s
274 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 404 births (41% of all-time use).
How Arisha 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 Arisha's total volume
Arisha by state
Where Arisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 225 | 22.8% |
| #2 | California | | 62 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
225 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Arisha's data
- Arisha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (404 total births) through the 2020s (274) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Arishas (225 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Arisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Arisha 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.