Anissa

“Friendly” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #3071 in the US (2025) · Retro

Anissa reached #348 in 1971 and has faded to #3071 since. About 12,000 girls have carried it since 1966. Together with its spelling variant Anisa (#2752), Anissa 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 2,400 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,400 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Anissas

Anissa Jones — American actress (1958-1976)
Anissa Daoud — French-Tunisian actress, film director and producer
Anissa Lahmari — Moroccan, Algerian and French association football player
Anissa Khelfaoui — Algerian fencer
Anissa Rawda Najjar — Lebanese feminist activist

What Anissas become

Among 72 notable people named Anissa:

No single standout — notable Anissas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Anisa · Jamila · Aniston · Elissa · Malika · Aziza

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