Unisex name · since 1919
Arliss
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 801 babies named Arliss, peaking in 1933. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 801
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arliss is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 801 have been recorded since 1919.
Arliss has 801 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1994.
- #8,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 801 born since 1919
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arliss ranks #8,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 801 born since 1919, peaking in the 1930s.
- #8,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 801
- born since 1919
- 1930s
- peak decade
Arliss's 801 recorded births place it above 87.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Arliss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arliss splits its recorded history at 1941: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1933 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arliss popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1994
- Peak year (1933)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Arliss popularity over time - boys
728 total births recorded since 1917 (Arliss as boys' name)
Arliss by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (308 births, 38% of the file).
1930s was Arliss's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Arliss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
219 births
- 1930s
1930s
308 births
- 1940s
1940s
146 births
- 1950s 94
1950s
94 births
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 308 births (38% of all-time use).
How Arliss 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 Arliss's total volume
Arliss by state
Where Arliss concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 71 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 22 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | North Dakota | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.6% |
71 of 801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Arliss's decade-level peak was the 1930s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Arlisss (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Arliss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1933)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1919–1994 (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 Arliss 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.