Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1992

Arisa

Meaning Arisa is a feminine Japanese given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,366 Trend ↑ Rising 22%

Arisa is a feminine Japanese given name.

Rank 2025
#4,366
among girls · ↑671 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Arisa · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1992
32 babies
All-time total
887
#8,155 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Arisa popularity over time

887 babies have been named Arisa since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 30 3 – #6,420
1980s 68 7 +127% #6,571
1990s 214 21 +215% #3,429
2000s 203 20 -5% #5,161
2010s 212 21 +4% #4,996
2020s (to 2025) 160 27 +26% #4,366

Where Arisa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 33 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 35 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Arisa

Arisa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,366 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 887 American babies have been named Arisa. Its peak came in 1992, when 32 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arisa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arisa?

The median living Arisa is about 19 years old; half are between 8 and 30. An estimated 900 people named Arisa are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arisa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 32 #4,366
2024 26 #5,037
2023 22 #5,570
2022 31 #4,486
2021 30 #4,518
2020 19 #6,112
2019 24 #5,323
2018 25 #5,173
2017 25 #5,203
2016 20 #6,205
2015 19 #6,496
2014 18 #6,747
2013 19 #6,493
2012 20 #6,369
2011 14 #8,249
2010 28 #4,996
2009 21 #6,341
2008 17 #7,455
2007 19 #6,852
2006 21 #6,152
2005 24 #5,287
2004 22 #5,584
2003 22 #5,441
2002 21 #5,469
2001 14 #7,361
2000 22 #5,161
1995 24 #4,227
1990 8 #9,307
1985 8 #7,607
1980 8 #7,462
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Famous people named Arisa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Arisa Arisa Italian singer b. 1982 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Arisa Matsubara Arisa Matsubara Japanese footballer (born 1995) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arisa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arisa?

The median living Arisa is about 19 years old. Half of all living Arisas are between 8 and 30 years old.

How many people named Arisa are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Arisa are alive in the United States, based on 887 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Arisa mean?

Arisa is a feminine Japanese given name.

How popular is the name Arisa in 2025?

Arisa ranked #4,366 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arisa?

887 babies have been named Arisa in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arisa most popular?

Arisa peaked in 1992, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Arisa a boy or girl name?

Arisa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arisa rising or falling?

Arisa is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arisa become more popular?

Arisa is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Arisa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Arisa?

Well-known people named Arisa include Arisa (singer), Arisa Matsubara (soccer player).

Names like Arisa

Names that sound and feel close to Arisa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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