Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Anisa

Meaning Anis is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,752 Trend → Stable

Anis is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin.

Rank 2025
#2,752
among girls · ↓599 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
62
named Anisa · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,924
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
221 babies
All-time total
5,558
#2,396 all-time among girls
First recorded
1958
in Social Security records

Anisa popularity over time

5,558 babies have been named Anisa since 1958, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 7 1 – #4,911
1960s 189 19 +2600% #1,020
1970s 357 36 +89% #1,970
1980s 357 36 0% #2,097
1990s 1,121 112 +214% #1,133
2000s 1,876 188 +67% #1,027
2010s 1,178 118 -37% #1,307
2020s (to 2025) 473 79 -33% #2,142

Where Anisa is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 61 0.04 outside top 500
2028 60 0.04 outside top 500
2029 59 0.04 outside top 500
2030 59 0.04 outside top 500

Where Anisa is most popular

Girls named Anisa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.048 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Minnesota, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anisa born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 85 0.215 +343%
Minnesota 18 0.167 +244%
Washington 11 0.076 +57%
Ohio 15 0.063 +31%
California 45 0.054 +11%
Illinois 8 0.035 -28%
Texas 13 0.016 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anisa

Anisa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,752 in 2025 with 62 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1958, 5,558 American babies have been named Anisa. Its peak came in 2005, when 221 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anisa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anisa?

The median living Anisa is about 21 years old; half are between 14 and 30. An estimated 5,500 people named Anisa are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anisa year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 62 #2,752
2024 88 #2,153
2023 89 #2,142
2022 79 #2,348
2021 75 #2,386
2020 80 #2,243
2019 86 #2,159
2018 87 #2,161
2017 106 #1,902
2016 87 #2,206
2015 116 #1,795
2014 107 #1,877
2013 134 #1,601
2012 144 #1,530
2011 180 #1,307
2010 131 #1,634
2009 144 #1,562
2008 196 #1,271
2007 181 #1,341
2006 184 #1,287
2005 221 #1,074
2004 207 #1,102
2003 217 #1,052
2002 211 #1,027
2001 174 #1,178
2000 141 #1,337
1995 121 #1,356
1990 51 #2,403
1985 30 #3,013
1980 49 #2,097
1975 31 #2,520
1970 38 #2,122
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Famous people named Anisa

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Anisa Makhlouf Anisa Makhlouf First lady of Syria from 1971 to 2000 1930–2016 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anisa, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anisa?

The median living Anisa is about 21 years old. Half of all living Anisas are between 14 and 30 years old.

How many people named Anisa are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Anisa are alive in the United States, based on 5,558 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anisa mean?

Anis is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin.

How popular is the name Anisa in 2025?

Anisa ranked #2,752 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 62 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anisa?

5,558 babies have been named Anisa in the United States since 1958, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anisa most popular?

Anisa peaked in 2005, when 221 newborns received the name.

Is Anisa a boy or girl name?

Anisa is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anisa rising or falling?

Anisa is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Anisa become more popular?

Anisa looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 59 girls named Anisa in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anisa?

Well-known people named Anisa include Anisa Makhlouf (politician).

Names like Anisa

Names that sound and feel close to Anisa: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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