Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1971

Anissa

Meaning to be friendly. Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,071 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

Anissa or Anisa is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic language أنس (ʾanisa), meaning “to be friendly.”

Rank 2025
#3,071
among girls · ↓405 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Anissa · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,326
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1971
729 babies
All-time total
12,503
#1,456 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Anissa popularity over time

12,503 babies have been named Anissa since 1966, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 1,352 – 1,352 135 – #378
1970s 3,043 5 3,048 305 +125% #348
1980s 747 – 747 75 -75% #1,300
1990s 3,418 – 3,418 342 +358% #413
2000s 2,419 – 2,419 242 -29% #738
2010s 1,091 – 1,091 109 -55% #1,501
2020s (to 2025) 428 – 428 71 -35% #2,023

Where Anissa 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 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 46 0.03 outside top 500
2028 43 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

Where Anissa is most popular

Girls named Anissa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.041 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Arizona.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anissa 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
California 58 0.069 +67%
Texas 49 0.061 +47%
Arizona 7 0.050 +20%
New York 18 0.045 +10%
Michigan 6 0.033 -20%
Florida 7 0.016 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
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Indiana – – –
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Wisconsin – – –
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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 Anissa

Anissa is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,071 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 12,503 American babies have been named Anissa. Its peak came in 1971, when 729 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

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 Anissa stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anissa?

The median living Anissa is about 31 years old; half are between 23 and 52. An estimated 12 thousand people named Anissa are alive in the United States today.

median 31 020406080100

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

Anissa year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 53 #3,071 – –
2024 65 #2,666 – –
2023 70 #2,520 – –
2022 69 #2,559 – –
2021 79 #2,310 – –
2020 92 #2,023 – –
2019 98 #1,971 – –
2018 112 #1,816 – –
2017 88 #2,164 – –
2016 108 #1,885 – –
2015 85 #2,213 – –
2014 89 #2,143 – –
2013 114 #1,792 – –
2012 110 #1,834 – –
2011 138 #1,577 – –
2010 149 #1,501 – –
2009 148 #1,529 – –
2008 156 #1,496 – –
2007 182 #1,333 – –
2006 188 #1,275 – –
2005 228 #1,046 – –
2004 268 #903 – –
2003 345 #738 – –
2002 301 #780 – –
2001 299 #789 – –
2000 304 #753 – –
1995 376 #598 – –
1990 170 #1,052 – –
1985 64 #1,761 – –
1980 98 #1,300 – –
1975 168 #815 – –
1970 603 #389 – –
1965 – – – –
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Famous people named Anissa

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

  1. 1 Anissa Jones Anissa Jones American child actress (1958–1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Anissa?

The median living Anissa is about 31 years old. Half of all living Anissas are between 23 and 52 years old.

How many people named Anissa are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Anissa are alive in the United States, based on 12,503 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anissa mean?

Anissa or Anisa is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic language أنس (ʾanisa), meaning “to be friendly.”

How popular is the name Anissa in 2025?

Anissa ranked #3,071 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anissa?

12,503 babies have been named Anissa in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anissa most popular?

Anissa peaked in 1971, when 729 newborns received the name.

Is Anissa a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Anissa rising or falling?

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

Will Anissa become more popular?

Anissa is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Anissa in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anissa?

Well-known people named Anissa include Anissa Jones (actor).

Names like Anissa

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

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