girl's name
Anissa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 32,775
France
#551
2025 births
Anissa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 53 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 1993, when 630 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 6,935 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1948.
Anissa over time
Births per decade in France, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 75 |
| 1960s | 175 |
| 1970s | 865 |
| 1980s | 3,680 |
| 1990s | 5,915 |
| 2000s | 5,040 |
| 2010s | 3,070 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 720 |
How popular is Anissa?
In 2025, Anissa was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #551 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Anissa is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Anissa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Anïssa | Anïssa is a rare spelling of Anissa, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Anissa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anissa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anissa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Anissa 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.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Anisa
Sibling names for Anissa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anissa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anissa
How popular is the name Anissa?
In 2025, Anissa was given to 85 babies in France, ranking #551 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Anissa a girl's or a boy's name?
Anissa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Anissa most popular?
Anissa peaked in 1993, when 630 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Anissa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anissa currently ranks #551 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.