How Many People Are Named Arlisa?
An estimated 377 people in the United States have the first name Arlisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Arlisa peaked in popularity in 1967 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Arlisa 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 Arlisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
377
About 1 in 909,163 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1967
31 births
Total Registered
431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Arlisa
Arlisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 431 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Arlisa as a female name
Ranked #14,382 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1967 (31 births)
Arlisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Arlisa span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 182 babies were registered. Arlisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Arlisa by Decade
How has Arlisa 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.
Arlisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Arlisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Arlisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arlisa?
We estimate approximately 377 people named Arlisa 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 909,163 Americans share this first name.
Is Arlisa a common name?
Arlisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Arlisa most popular?
Arlisa reached peak popularity in 1967, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Arlisa is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Arlisa a female name?
Arlisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Arlisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Arlisa Smith, Arlisa Johnson, Arlisa 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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