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Arissa

Girl

Meaning of Arissa: Greek: 'best'

Arissa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4167th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1302nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4167

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1302

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,491

First recorded 1970 · peak 2003

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 38 babies1994: 74 babies1995: 60 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 68 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 49 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 75 babies2003: 221 babies2004: 144 babies2005: 163 babies2006: 88 babies2007: 105 babies2008: 95 babies2009: 100 babies2010: 76 babies20102011: 81 babies2012: 81 babies2013: 73 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 58 babies2017: 40 babies2018: 44 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 33 babies20202021: 27 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Arissa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 221.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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