NameTides

Anissa

Anissa was the #3,067 girls' name in the US in 2025 (53 babies), and #3,035 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Anissa as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Anissa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Anissa as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#3,067 (53)#3,035 (8)#3,478 (5)
2024#2,661 (65)#4,844 (4)#2,975 (6)
2023#2,517 (70)#3,599 (6)#2,203 (9)
2022#2,554 (69)#3,149 (7)—
2021#2,309 (79)#5,581 (3)#2,185 (9)
2020#2,023 (92)#2,843 (8)#1,662 (13)
2019#1,971 (98)—#1,798 (12)
2018#1,813 (112)#3,178 (7)#1,996 (10)
2017#2,160 (88)#3,229 (7)#2,609 (7)
2016#1,884 (108)#3,609 (6)#2,383 (8)
2015#2,209 (85)#3,252 (7)#1,499 (15)
2014#2,139 (89)#4,684 (4)#1,901 (11)
2013#1,792 (114)#2,887 (8)#1,792 (12)
2012#1,831 (110)#3,681 (6)#2,338 (8)
2011#1,577 (138)#3,549 (6)#2,348 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1971 at #348.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1966.

How common is it?

about 1 in 30,000 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 30,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Anissa is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Anissa 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: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,742CAUtah: 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
Anissa (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AnissaCanadaGirls#3,4785
AnissaEngland & WalesGirls#3,0358
AnissaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AnissaUSGirls#3,06753
AnissaUSBoys—too few