Boy or Girl

Is Arissa a boy or girl name?

Arissa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 0 boys were named Arissa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,458 US babies named Arissa were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#4,661
Babies named Arissa since 1970
2,458
Most popular year
2003
221 babies
Babies named Arissa each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Arissa from 1970 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Arissa, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s031100%
1980s0110100%
1990s0467100%
2000s01,083100%
2010s0626100%
2020s0141100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–29#4,661
20230–28#4,754
20220–24#5,326
20210–27#4,848
20200–33#4,186
20190–37#3,932
20180–44#3,505
20170–40#3,778
20160–58#2,906
20150–68#2,621
20140–68#2,587
20130–73#2,463
20120–81#2,315
20110–81#2,302
20100–76#2,453
20090–100#2,042
20080–95#2,124
20070–105#1,958
20060–88#2,187
20050–163#1,340
20040–144#1,431
20030–221#1,035
20020–75#2,202
20010–51#2,847
20000–41#3,275
19990–49#2,788
19980–54#2,530
19970–68#2,071
19960–43#2,802
19950–60#2,218
19940–74#1,906
19930–38#3,056
19920–31#3,506
19910–33#3,304
19900–17#5,311
19890–13#6,179
19880–14#5,624
19870–12#5,941
19860–14#5,204
19850–7#8,398
19840–10#6,335
19830–12#5,481
19820–9#6,930
19810–7#8,186
19800–12#5,568
19790–13#5,116
19780–0–
19770–6#8,508
19760–0–
19750–0–
19740–0–
19730–0–
19720–0–
19710–5#8,412
19700–7#6,407

Highest rank

Arissa has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,035 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Arissa

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.