Arlis
Last seen for girls in 2008 at #17,504 · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to boys 71.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 48 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,972since 1906
Arlis over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #4,396 | 23 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,067 | 19 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,666 | 16 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,147 | 14 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,494 | 22 | |
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | #9,756 | 7 | |
| 2018 | — | #4,476 | 22 | |
| 2017 | — | #6,060 | 14 | |
| 2016 | — | #8,146 | 9 | |
| 2015 | — | #5,746 | 15 | |
| 2014 | — | #8,130 | 9 | |
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | — | #8,158 | 9 | |
| 2011 | — | #6,256 | 13 | |
| 2010 | — | #10,766 | 6 | |
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | — | #9,788 | 7 | |
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | #9,115 | 7 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | #10,667 | 5 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | #9,112 | 6 | |
| 1999 | — | #8,704 | 6 | |
| 1998 | — | #8,479 | 6 | |
| 1997 | — | #6,618 | 8 | |
| 1996 | — | #7,136 | 7 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | #4,564 | 12 | |
| 1991 | — | #6,519 | 7 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,941 | 6 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | — | ||
| 1985 | — | #3,599 | 12 | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,619 | 6 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,400 | 11 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,123 | 6 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,428 | 10 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #3,694 | 8 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,659 | 13 | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,084 | 15 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | #1,593 | 24 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,715 | 22 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | #1,725 | 20 |
| 1954 | #3,019 | 14 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 | #1,900 | 17 |
| 1952 | #2,502 | 18 | #1,804 | 18 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #1,297 | 31 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #2,089 | 22 | #1,176 | 38 |
| 1946 | #2,392 | 16 | #1,257 | 31 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | #1,296 | 26 |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | #1,085 | 37 |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | #1,214 | 32 |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 | #1,139 | 36 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 | #994 | 42 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #1,070 | 36 |
| 1938 | #1,437 | 27 | #1,109 | 34 |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | #982 | 41 |
| 1936 | #1,413 | 27 | #949 | 42 |
| 1935 | #1,162 | 37 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #970 | 43 |
| 1933 | #1,400 | 27 | #1,028 | 39 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | #1,004 | 43 |
| 1931 | #1,686 | 21 | #939 | 48 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #1,299 | 30 |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 | #1,272 | 31 |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 | #1,095 | 41 |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | #1,112 | 41 |
| 1926 | #2,351 | 15 | #1,565 | 23 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #1,144 | 38 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #1,204 | 36 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #1,140 | 39 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | #1,329 | 31 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,539 | 23 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,528 | 22 | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #1,553 | 20 |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
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| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Arlis! It came in at #1,253, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1906–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Arlis is popular in 1954
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#352 · 1 in 4,194
Best ever in a state: #221 in Arkansas, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #352 | 5 | 1 in 4,194 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Arlis
- 671 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #4,396)
- 6,209 spots since 2020 (#10,605 → #4,396)
- 1,350 spots since 2015 (#5,746 → #4,396)
- Biggest jump: 360 spots in 1931 (#1,299 → #939)
- Biggest drop: 452 spots in 1941 (#994 → #1,446)
- Debuted 1906
- Peaked 1931 at #939 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1936–1937
- Highest: 1 in 21,660 boys born in 1931 were named Arlis (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 74,264 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 19.7% of all boys named Arlis (388) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2008, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,253 (1906) | #1,253 |
| 1910s | 147 | #1,408 (1919) | #1,661 |
| 1920s | 348 | #1,095 (1928) | #1,234 |
| 1930s | 388 | #939 (1931) | #1,052 |
| 1940s | 314 | #994 (1940) | #1,261 |
| 1950s | 194 | #1,519 (1951) | #1,781 |
| 1960s | 126 | #2,046 (1969) | #2,371 |
| 1970s | 79 | #2,659 (1972) | #3,672 |
| 1980s | 56 | #3,599 (1985) | #4,973 |
| 1990s | 57 | #4,564 (1992) | #7,250 |
| 2000s | 48 | #9,112 (2000) | #10,309 |
| 2010s | 110 | #4,476 (2018) | #7,822 |
| 2020s | 100 | #4,396 (2025) | #6,063 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Arlis in 1954
Top girls' names in 1954
Top boys' names in 1954
More about 1954
girls
1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 138,708 of them was named Arlis, which outranked 54.4% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,889Waneta15
- #2,889Yvetta15
- #2,889Zulema15
- #3,019Arlis14
- #3,019Alan14
- #3,019Albina14
- #3,019Alease14
- #3,157Aggie13
- #3,157Aleatha13
- #3,157Alejandra13
Tied with 137 names at #3,019; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 107,303 of them was named Arlis, which outranked 59.6% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,706Willaim20
- #1,706Winton20
- #1,706Young20
- #1,762Arlis19
- #1,762Abner19
- #1,762Ace19
- #1,762Alfonse19
- #1,826Adelbert18
- #1,826Alonso18
- #1,826Ann18
Tied with 63 names at #1,762; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
- ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
- ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
- ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
- ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.