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Anissa

Girl's name · #3071 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Anissa reached #348 in 1971 and has faded to #3071 since. About 12,000 girls have carried it since 1966.

Across the states

See where Anissa is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Anissa ranks in other countries and regions.

#524 in Belgium (2025) · #535 in France (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,192 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,522 in Sweden (2025) · #3,061 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Anissas

• Anissa Jones — American actress (1958–1976)
• Anissa Daoud — French-Tunisian actress, film director and producer
• Anissa Lahmari — Moroccan, Algerian and French association football player
• Anissa Khelfaoui — Algerian fencer
• Anissa Rawda Najjar — Lebanese feminist activist

What Anissas become

Among 72 notable people named Anissa:

No single standout — notable Anissas spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Anisa (#2752), Anissa would rank around #1758 with about 120 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Anisa and Anissa.

Similar names: Anisa · Jamila · Aniston · Elissa · Malika · Aziza

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