Arlis
The Story of Arlis
As a girl name
American parents first put Arlis on the record books as a girl name in 1910, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 37 Arliss were born — ranking #1,162 that year. About 31% of every Arlis on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Arlis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 797 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arlis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1906, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1931: 48 births, good for #939 nationwide. As of 2026, Arlis ranks #4,705 for boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arlis
Arlis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1906 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Arlis's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #939. Use the chart and map above to compare Arlis'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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