Arliss Boy
How popular is Arliss?
#4,395 boy name in 2025
23 baby boys were named Arliss in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
675living people named Arliss (est.)
70median age of people named Arliss
1,529babies named Arliss since 1880
1 in 144,145US babies born in 2025
Arliss popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,395 for boys (▲ 302 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 23 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+229% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,562 in 2015, #5,231 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (26 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,361 in 1933 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| 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 |
Arliss 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.
Arliss by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 13 | #2,955 |
| 1920s | 90 | #2,330 |
| 1930s | 187 | #1,361 |
| 1940s | 80 | #1,771 |
| 1950s | 71 | #2,092 |
| 1960s | 21 | #2,870 |
| 1970s | 16 | #4,795 |
| 1980s | 27 | #5,745 |
| 1990s | 15 | #5,636 |
| 2000s | 34 | #7,409 |
| 2010s | 56 | #6,334 |
| 2020s | 118 | #4,109 |
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Questions
- Is Arliss a boy or girl name?
- Arliss is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Arliss were boys.
- How popular is the name Arliss?
- 23 baby boys were named Arliss in the US in 2025, making it the 4395th most popular boy name.
- When was Arliss most popular?
- Arliss peaked in 2023, when 26 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,361 in 1933.
- How many people are named Arliss?
- 1,529 babies have been named Arliss in the US since 1880. We estimate about 675 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
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.