Arlis
Arlis was the 4409th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 941st with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,353 places. More babies were named Arlis in the 1930s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,409 boys, up 6,300 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193148 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,769babies recorded
Arlis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,409 | — | 23 |
| 2020 | — | #10,709 | — | 6 |
| 2010 | — | #10,868 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | — | #9,167 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | — | #7,234 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | #4,159 | — | 9 |
| 1970 | — | #2,902 | — | 11 |
| 1960 | #6,431 | #2,123 | 5 | 15 |
| 1950 | #2,657 | #1,817 | 15 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,850 | #995 | 19 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | #1,300 | 28 | 30 |
| 1920 | #3,354 | #1,323 | 9 | 30 |
| 1910 | #2,430 | — | 5 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Arlis, counting every spelling?
Arlis is a spelling of Arliss, a name family that had 46 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 46 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arliss | 23 | #4,410 | 101 |
| Arlis | 23 | #4,409 | 94 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arlis?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arlis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Arlis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arlis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arlis?
About 800 people born in the US named Arlis are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 17 and 74. That makes Arlis mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arlis by state
How common Arlis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arlis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arlis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arlis
How popular is the name Arlis?
Arlis was the 4409th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 941st with 48 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,353 places. More babies were named Arlis in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Arlis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Arlis in the US.
Where is Arlis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arlis was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).