Recorded 1957–2004 Girls' name Peak 1967 431 births

Arlisa — girls' name

431 babies named Arlisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s211960s1821970s1231980s701990s232000s12
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Arlisa was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

31 babies were named Arlisa in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 431 babies named Arlisa between 1957 and 2004, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlisa performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arlisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Arlisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlisa 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 431 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.

Arlisa at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

431

Since 1957

48 years of records

Peak year

1967

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1957

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2004

Arlisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1957

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1967)
31
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 200419891983197819731968196319581957 5

Arlisa by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
182 births that decade — 42% of Arlisa's all-time total
1950s211960s1821970s1231980s701990s232000s12

Arlisa by state

Where Arlisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Arlisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.4%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
Texas share of Arlisa's total US births 1.4%
Even split

6 of 431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlisa?
431 babies have been named Arlisa since 1957. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1967 with 31 births.
When was Arlisa most popular?
Arlisa was most popular in the 1960s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Arlisa most popular?
The top states for the name Arlisa are Texas (6 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Arlisa been used?
Arlisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 48 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Arlisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arlene, Arline, Arleen, Arlette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1957–2004 (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.