Arisa
Arisa is a feminine Japanese given name.
Meaning & Origin of Arisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arisa is a feminine Japanese given name.
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The Story of Arisa
Arisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1976, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 32 Arisas were born — ranking #3,419 that year. As of 2026, Arisa ranks #4,866 for baby girls with 27 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 909 Arisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arisa
Arisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 909 births in the dataset. Arisa's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #3,419. Use the chart and map above to compare Arisa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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