Recorded 1957–2006 Girls' name Peak 1983 68 births

Arlissa — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

68 girls have been named Arlissa since 1957, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

68
total births
1957–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Arlissa was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Arlissa in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arlissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Arlissa between 1957 and 2006, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Arlissa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlissa 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 68 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.

Arlissa at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

68

Since 1957

50 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1957

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2006

Arlissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1957

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Arlissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 41% of Arlissa's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arlissa?
68 babies have been named Arlissa since 1957. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Arlissa most popular?
Arlissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Arlissa been used?
Arlissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 50 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Arlissa?
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, 1957–2006 (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.