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Anisah

Girl

Meaning of Anisah: Arabic: 'friendly or intimate'

Anisah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 10243rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#10243

8 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

794

First recorded 1976 · peak 1999

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 16 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 21 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 45 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 30 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 35 babies2005: 28 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 23 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 14 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 8 babies2018: 17 babies2019: 8 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 5 babies2022: 9 babies2023: 5 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 8 babies
US babies named Anisah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 45.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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