girl's name
Anisa
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,169
Ireland
#853
2025 births
Anisa is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Anisa is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in 2005, when 221 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 53,476 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1958.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Anisa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 |
| 1960s | 189 |
| 1970s | 357 |
| 1980s | 357 |
| 1990s | 1,121 |
| 2000s | 1,876 |
| 2010s | 1,178 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 473 |
How popular is Anisa?
In 2025, Anisa was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anisa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anisa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anisa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anisa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Anisa in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Anisa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anisa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anisa
How popular is the name Anisa?
In 2025, Anisa was given to 62 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anisa a girl's or a boy's name?
Anisa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Anisa?
Anisa has 3 syllables.
When was Anisa most popular?
Anisa peaked in 2005, when 221 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Anisa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anisa currently ranks #853 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.