Arlis Boy
How popular is Arlis?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Arlis in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
Arlis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▲ 668 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,742 in 2015, #10,599 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1931 (48 boys) |
| Highest rank | #939 in 1931 |
| First recorded | 1906 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Arlis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Arliss family of names ranked #2,228 for boys in 2025 (#2,269 the year before), with 46 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arliss | 23 | 50% |
| Arlis | 23 | 50% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Arlis is most popular
Babies named Arlis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Arlis by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1910s | 147 | #1,407 |
| 1920s | 348 | #1,095 |
| 1930s | 388 | #939 |
| 1940s | 314 | #994 |
| 1950s | 194 | #1,518 |
| 1960s | 126 | #2,045 |
| 1970s | 79 | #2,658 |
| 1980s | 56 | #3,596 |
| 1990s | 57 | #4,556 |
| 2000s | 48 | #9,105 |
| 2010s | 110 | #4,472 |
| 2020s | 100 | #4,395 |
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Questions
- Is Arlis a boy or girl name?
- Arlis is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arlis were boys.
- How popular is the name Arlis?
- 23 baby boys were named Arlis in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
- When was Arlis most popular?
- Arlis peaked in 1931, when 48 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #939 in 1931.
- How many people are named Arlis?
- 2,769 babies have been named Arlis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,227 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 68.
- Where is Arlis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Arlis was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.