Girls' name · since 1957
Arlissa
68 babies named Arlissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
68 girls have been named Arlissa since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Arlissa recorded 68 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2006.
- #31,401 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arlissa ranks #31,401 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,401 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Arlissa's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Arlissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Arlissa's full recorded timeline at 1991, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Arlissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2006
- Peak year (1983)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Arlissa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (28 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Arlissa's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Arlissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 28 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Arlissa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2000s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Arlissa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1957–2006 (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 Arlissa 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.