Anyssa
Anyssa was the 11033rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1259th with 136 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,167 places. More babies were named Anyssa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,033 girls, down 4,373 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1994136 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,090babies recorded
Anyssa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,033 | 8 |
| 2020 | #6,660 | 17 |
| 2010 | #4,873 | 29 |
| 2000 | #1,505 | 122 |
| 1990 | #3,438 | 31 |
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How popular is Anyssa, counting every spelling?
Anyssa is a spelling of Anisa, a name family that ranked #1,362 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,033 for Anyssa 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 Anyssa?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Anyssa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Anyssa 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Anyssa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Anyssa?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Anyssa are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 20 and 30. That makes Anyssa 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.
Anyssa by state
How common Anyssa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Anyssa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Anyssa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Anyssa
How popular is the name Anyssa?
Anyssa was the 11033rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1259th with 136 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,167 places. More babies were named Anyssa in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Anyssa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Anyssa in the US.
Where is Anyssa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Anyssa was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).