unisex name
Arliss
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,529
Arliss is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 52% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1933, when 68 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 144,155 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Arliss over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 309 |
| 1930s | 495 |
| 1940s | 226 |
| 1950s | 165 |
| 1960s | 43 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 27 |
| 1990s | 20 |
| 2000s | 34 |
| 2010s | 56 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 118 |
How popular is Arliss?
In 2025, Arliss was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arliss
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arliss also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arliss over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arliss
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arliss — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arliss
How popular is the name Arliss?
In 2025, Arliss was given to 23 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Arliss a girl's or a boy's name?
Arliss is used for both girls and boys. About 52% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Arliss most popular?
Arliss peaked in 1933, when 68 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Arliss a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arliss currently ranks #4,471 in the United States. After peaking in the 1930s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.