Anisa
Anisa was the 2752nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1020th; the most babies were born in 2005 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 957 places. More babies were named Anisa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,752 girls, down 509 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 62girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,558babies recorded
Anisa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,752 | 62 |
| 2020 | #2,243 | 80 |
| 2010 | #1,634 | 131 |
| 2000 | #1,337 | 141 |
| 1990 | #2,403 | 51 |
| 1980 | #2,097 | 49 |
| 1970 | #2,122 | 38 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anisa, counting every spelling?
Anisa is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,362 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,752 for Anisa on its own. Together these spellings went to 145 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisa | 62 | #2,752 | 393 |
| Anissa | 53 | #3,071 | 336 |
| Anyssa | 8 | #11,033 | 50 |
| Anisah | 8 | #11,017 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Anisa?
62 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anisa (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anisa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 135 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anisa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anisa?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Anisa are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Anisa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Anisa by state
How common Anisa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.4×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Anisa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anisa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anisa
How popular is the name Anisa?
Anisa was the 2752nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 62 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1020th; the most babies were born in 2005 (221). Over the last ten years it has moved down 957 places. More babies were named Anisa in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Anisa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anisa in the US.
Where is Anisa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anisa was most common in New York (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Washington.