How Many People Are Named Anissa?
people named Anissa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 28,314 people in the US has this name
Based on 12,503 babies named Anissa in Social Security records from 1966 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
729 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Combination of ANNA and the popular name suffix issa. This name was first brought to public attention by the child actress Anissa Jones (1958-1976).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Anissa in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Anissa alive today is about 34 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Anissa first appears in the records in 1966 and was given most often in 1971, to 729 babies. In 2025, 53 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1966 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Anissa has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #348, in 1971. In 2025 it ranked #3,071.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,071 |
| Best rank | #348 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #660 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Anissa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Anissa were born in California than in any other state: about 2,218 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Anissa was given 4.2 times as often in Arizona, 2 times in Texas and 1.8 times in California.
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