NameTides

Anisa

Anisa was the #2,751 girls' name in the US in 2025 (62 babies), and #1,051 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Anisa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Anisa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Anisa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,751 (62)#1,051 (32)—#718 (4)#3,044 (6)
2024#2,150 (88)#1,065 (32)——#1,710 (13)
2023#2,142 (89)#1,255 (26)——#1,898 (11)
2022#2,346 (79)#1,245 (26)———
2021#2,384 (75)#1,505 (20)——#2,021 (10)
2020#2,241 (80)#1,100 (30)——#2,343 (8)
2019#2,155 (86)#1,153 (29)——#1,798 (12)
2018#2,159 (87)#1,272 (26)——#1,741 (12)
2017#1,902 (106)#855 (45)——#2,041 (10)
2016#2,206 (87)#703 (58)——#1,600 (14)
2015#1,793 (116)#745 (52)#806 (3)—#1,757 (12)
2014#1,876 (107)#589 (70)——#1,786 (12)
2013#1,599 (134)#575 (71)——#1,133 (22)
2012#1,530 (144)#522 (81)——#1,350 (18)
2011#1,307 (180)#530 (79)#579 (5)#798 (4)#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2005 at #1,074.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1958.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Anisa is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 30,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Anisa by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Anisa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,01811

Anisa (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnisaCanadaGirls#3,0446
AnisaEngland & WalesGirls#1,05132
AnisaIrelandGirls#7184
AnisaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AnisaScotlandGirls—too few
AnisaUSGirls#2,75162