Anissa
Anissa was the 3071st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 348th with 724 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 858 places. More babies were named Anissa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,071 girls, down 1,048 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971724 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,503babies recorded
Anissa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,071 | 53 |
| 2020 | #2,023 | 92 |
| 2010 | #1,501 | 149 |
| 2000 | #753 | 304 |
| 1990 | #1,052 | 170 |
| 1980 | #1,300 | 98 |
| 1970 | #389 | 603 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Anissa, counting every spelling?
Anissa is a spelling of Anisa, a name family that ranked #1,362 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,071 for Anissa 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 Anissa?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anissa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anissa 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 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anissa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anissa?
About 12,000 people born in the US named Anissa are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 24 and 53. That makes Anissa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Anissa by state
How common Anissa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 45 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 Anissa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anissa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anissa
How popular is the name Anissa?
Anissa was the 3071st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 348th with 724 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 858 places. More babies were named Anissa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Anissa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anissa in the US.
Where is Anissa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anissa was most common in California (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arizona.