Girls' name · since 1970
Arissa
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 2,491 babies named Arissa, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,386 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,491
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arissa currently ranks #4386 among girls' names in America, with 2,491 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arissa has been recorded 2,491 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #4386 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,386 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,491 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arissa ranks #4,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,386 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,491 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,056 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,386 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,491
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Arissa's 2,491 recorded births place it above 94.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Arissa compares
2,491 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Arissa's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arissa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,491 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arissa's full recorded timeline at 2001, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 221 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Arissa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,083 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Arissa's strongest decade.
1,083 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Arissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s
1990s
467 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,083 births
- 2010s
2010s
626 births
- 2020s 174
2020s
174 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,083 births (43% of all-time use).
How Arissa 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 Arissa's total volume
Arissa by state
Where Arissa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 383 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 323 | 13.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 93 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 58 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 39 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 36 | 1.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 18 | 0.7% |
383 of 2,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Arissa appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arissa's data
- Arissa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,083 total births); usage has since declined to 174 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arissas (383 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 Arissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Arissa 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.