Arliss
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Arliss by the numbers
Arliss was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 44 babies in 1933, making it a 1930s name.
What we can tell you about Arliss
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arliss. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Arliss
Names that are said the same way as Arliss, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Arlis4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Arliss
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