Anisa

“Friendly, kind, and affable; a close companion” — Arabic, feminine form of أنيس (Anis) origin

Girl's name · #2752 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Anisa reached its best rank, #1020, in 1967 and ranked #2752 in 2025. Roughly 5,600 girls have been named Anisa since 1958. Together with its spelling variant Anissa (#3071), Anisa would rank around #1758 with about 120 births last year — the newborns split about 54/46 between Anisa and Anissa.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,200 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,100 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Anisas

Anisa Makhlouf — Syrian politician
Anisa Sayyed — Indian sport shooter
Anisa Wahab — Afghan actor and singer (1957-2010)
Anisa Butt — Indian actress
Anisa Mohammed — cricketer from West Indies

What Anisas become

Among 95 notable people named Anisa:

Political leaders appear 1.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Anisa Makhlouf, Syrian politician.

Similar names: Anissa · Iman · Ania · Krisha · Malaika · Aziza

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