Recorded 1965–2004 Girls' name Peak 1973 276 births

Arlisha — girls' name

276 babies named Arlisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s631980s1091990s742000s10
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Arlisha was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

16 babies were named Arlisha in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Arlisha between 1965 and 2004, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Arlisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlisha 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 276 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.

Arlisha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

276

Since 1965

40 years of records

Peak year

1973

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1965

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2004

Arlisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1965

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1973)
16
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 200419951991198719831979197319671965 9

Arlisha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
109 births that decade — 39% of Arlisha's all-time total
1960s201970s631980s1091990s742000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlisha?
276 babies have been named Arlisha since 1965. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1973 with 16 births.
When was Arlisha most popular?
Arlisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Arlisha been used?
Arlisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 40 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Arlisha?
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, 1965–2004 (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.