How Many People Are Named Arissa?
An estimated 2,412 people in the United States have the first name Arissa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Arissa peaked in popularity in 2003 with 221 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arissa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Arissa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,412
About 1 in 142,104 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2003
221 births
Total Registered
2,458
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arissa
Arissa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,458 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arissa as a female name
Ranked #4,661 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (221 births)
Arissa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arissa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,083 babies were registered. Arissa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Arissa by Decade
How has Arissa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Arissa by State
Birth registrations for Arissa span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 56 Arissas were registered per state.
Arissa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arissa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arissa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arissa?
We estimate approximately 2,412 people named Arissa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 142,104 Americans share this first name.
Is Arissa a common name?
Arissa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,458 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arissa most popular?
Arissa reached peak popularity in 2003, when 221 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arissa is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arissa a female name?
Arissa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arissa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arissa Smith, Arissa Johnson, Arissa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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