Arlyss — girls' name

What the Data Says About Arlyss

The Social Security Administration has registered 158 babies named Arlyss between 1922 and 1950, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Arlyss currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arlyss performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Arlyss shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Dakota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Arlyss in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arlyss 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 158 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.