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Girl name

Anisa

/æˈnisə/ · 100% girls · 62 born in 2025

Anisa has been given to about 5,558 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/æˈnisə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,477
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Anisa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 221
  • Born in 202562
  • All time5,558
  • England & Wales, 202532

How popular is Anisa?

Its best year was 2005, when 221 babies were given the name, ranking 1074th. The typical living American called Anisa is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Anisa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Anissa0.97
  2. Alisa0.85
  3. Alissa0.82
  4. Anita0.79
  5. Anisha0.81
  6. Aniya0.79
  7. Anika0.79
  8. Annika0.76

Middle names for Anisa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Anisa Rose0.89
  2. Anisa Louise0.89
  3. Anisa June0.88
  4. Anisa Pearl0.88
  5. Anisa Quinn0.88
  6. Anisa Nell0.88

Sibling names for Anisa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  2. Tracebrother · 0.93
  3. Palomasister · 0.93
  4. Hanasister · 0.92
  5. Ilianasister · 0.92
  6. Mauriciobrother · 0.91

Where Anisa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%
  2. New York0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Anisa White0.84
  2. Anisa Reyes0.84
  3. Anisa Nguyen0.84
  4. Anisa Moore0.84
  5. Anisa Lee0.84
  6. Anisa Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Anisa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Anisa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.