How Many People Are Named Arlis?

1,182

people named Arlis are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 289,158 people in the US has this name

Based on 2,769 babies named Arlis in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#9,498

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#681

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Peak Year

1931

69 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
26.7%
Male
73.3%

Of the babies given the name Arlis, 26.7% were girls and 73.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Arlis fell from 12% in the 1910s to 0% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1950s, at 39.6%.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Arlis alive today is about 56 years old, and 59% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 33 and 78 in 2025.

Under 30 287
24.3%
30 to 59 196
16.6%
60 and over 698
59.1%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Arlis first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 1931, to 69 babies. In 2025, 23 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Arlis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #941, in 1931. In 2025 it ranked #4,408. Among girls, its best rank was #1,166, in 1935.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#4,408Not ranked
Best rank#941 (1931)#1,166 (1935)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#1,051 in the 1930s#1,513 in the 1930s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Arlis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Arlis were born in Kentucky than in any other state: about 28 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Arlis was given 16.9 times as often in Arkansas, 8.7 times in Kentucky and 7.6 times in Minnesota.

Kentucky 28
Minnesota 26
Texas 21
Arkansas 20
Iowa 7
Oklahoma 6
South Dakota 4
Tennessee 1
West Virginia 1

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