Arris
A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.
Arris by the numbers
Arris was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Arris
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 Arris. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Arisbest, most excellent; form of aristos113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Arrie6 in the US (2017)
- Ariesthe ram; zodiac constellation260 in the US (2017)
- Arlieeagle lake; a form of Harley or Arleigh44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amritnectar or immortality12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Auriegolden; diminutive of aurelia or aurora22 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Arris
Names that are said the same way as Arris, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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