Arrison
A masculine name derived from the Old English "Arri", meaning "eagle" or "messenger".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Arrison. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Arrison today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arrison births was 2018 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arrison. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Arrison with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Arrison. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
2018
6 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,455
Tracked since 2018
Popularity
Arrison: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Arrison from the 2010s through to the 2020s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arrison by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arrison during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Arrison
The name Arrison is believed to have its origins in the Old English language, dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, which spanned from the 5th to the 11th century AD. It is thought to be a variant or diminutive form of the name Aris or Aris-son, derived from the Old English word "ar," meaning "messenger" or "envoy."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arrison can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and properties commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The Domesday Book mentions an individual named Arrison, who was a landowner in the county of Oxfordshire.
During the Middle Ages, the name Arrison appeared in various historical documents and records across England. In the 13th century, a man named Arrison de Wynton was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Worcestershire, which were financial records maintained by the English Crown.
One notable historical figure who bore the name Arrison was Sir Arrison de Bois, a knight who fought alongside King Edward I in the Welsh Wars during the late 13th century. Sir Arrison de Bois is recorded as having participated in the siege of Caernarfon Castle in 1283.
In the 16th century, Arrison Barton, a renowned English playwright and poet, was born in 1548 in Yorkshire. He is best known for his work "The Tragicall Historie of Philotas," which was published in 1587.
Another notable individual named Arrison was Arrison Woodhead, a Puritan minister and theologian who lived in the 17th century. Woodhead was born in 1608 in Lancashire and served as a minister in various parishes across England. He published several religious works, including "The Whole Duty of Man" in 1658.
It is worth noting that while the name Arrison has been documented throughout English history, it has never been a particularly common or widespread name. However, it has maintained a presence, albeit a modest one, in various regions of England over the centuries.
People
Arrison + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Arrison as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Arrison: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arrison?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arrison going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Arrison a common name?
We classify Arrison as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arrison most popular?
The single biggest year for Arrison was 2018, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arrison is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arrison in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arrison a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Arrison in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arrison still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arrison in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arrison can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Arrison?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.