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Anisa

Meaning
Friendly, kind, and affable; a close companion
Origin
Arabic — Feminine form of أنيس (Anis)

Girl's name · #2752 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Anisa reached its best rank, #1020, in 1967 and ranked #2752 in 2025. Roughly 5,600 girls have been named Anisa since 1958.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#585 in Switzerland (2025) · #621 in Austria (2025) · #651 in Sweden (2025) · #739 in Ireland (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,028 in Belgium (2025) · #1,054 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,428 in France (2025) · #1,715 in Canada (2024).

Famous Anisas

What Anisas become

Among 95 notable people named Anisa:

Political leaders appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anisa Makhlouf, Syrian politician.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Anissa (#3071), Anisa would rank around #1758 with about 120 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Anisa and Anissa.

Similar names: Anissa · Iman · Ania · Krisha · Malaika · Aziza

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