Is Arissa a boy or girl name?

Arissa is a girl’s name. Of the 2,491 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Arissa

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Arissa was most popular in 2003, when 221 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,806 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,491 people named Arissa.

Arissa over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arissa’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arissa a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arissa is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,491 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arissa

Where Arissa is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org