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Anisa

Girl

Meaning of Anisa: Arabic: 'friendly'

Anisa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2642nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1065th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2642

62 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1065

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,558

First recorded 1958 · peak 2005

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 28 babies1982: 36 babies1983: 29 babies1984: 33 babies1985: 30 babies1986: 40 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 33 babies1989: 42 babies1990: 51 babies19901991: 49 babies1992: 73 babies1993: 121 babies1994: 145 babies1995: 121 babies1996: 118 babies1997: 145 babies1998: 167 babies1999: 131 babies2000: 141 babies20002001: 174 babies2002: 211 babies2003: 217 babies2004: 207 babies2005: 221 babies2006: 184 babies2007: 181 babies2008: 196 babies2009: 144 babies2010: 131 babies20102011: 180 babies2012: 144 babies2013: 134 babies2014: 107 babies2015: 116 babies2016: 87 babies2017: 106 babies2018: 87 babies2019: 86 babies2020: 80 babies20202021: 75 babies2022: 79 babies2023: 89 babies2024: 88 babies2025: 62 babies
US babies named Anisa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 221.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian girls' names

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