The first name Anissa
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Anissa, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 16 births (#1,383).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Anissa with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Anissa at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 53 girls born in the United States were named Anissa, the 3,071st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 724 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Anissa
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Anissa JonesAmerican actress (1958-1976)
- Anissa KateFrench pornographic actress and director, born 1987
- Anissa DaoudFrench-Tunisian actress, film director and producer, born 1971
- Anissa KhelfaouiAlgerian fencer, born 1991
Questions
- How popular is the name Anissa?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Anissa, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2004, with 16 births.
- Is Anissa a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 12,503 US babies named Anissa since 1880 were girls.
- When was Anissa most popular?
- 1971 in the United States, when 724 babies were named Anissa, its highest rank at 348th.