US rank #2666 Girls' name Peak 1971 12,444 births

Anissa — #2666 US girls' name

12,444 babies named Anissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s13521970s30441980s7471990s34162000s24192010s10912020s375
#2666
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Anissa was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

724 babies were named Anissa in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,444 babies named Anissa between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anissa currently holds the #2666 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 724 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,416 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Anissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,259 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anissa in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anissa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12,444 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anissa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,444

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

1971

724 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,666

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anissa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
724
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420162008200019921984197619681966 23

Anissa popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1971 (Anissa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1971 5

Anissa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,416 births that decade — 27% of Anissa's all-time total
1960s13521970s30441980s7471990s34162000s24192010s10912020s375

Anissa by state

Where Anissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Anissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,259 18.2%
#2 Texas
1,694 13.6%
#3 New York
661 5.3%
#4 Arizona
654 5.3%
#5 Illinois
456 3.7%
#6 Florida
441 3.5%
#7 Ohio
348 2.8%
#8 North Carolina
277 2.2%
California share of Anissa's total US births 18.2%
Even split

2,259 of 12,444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Anissa appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anissa?
12,444 babies have been named Anissa since 1966. It currently ranks #2666 among girls. The peak year was 1971 with 724 births.
When was Anissa most popular?
Anissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,416 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Anissa most popular?
The top states for the name Anissa are California (2,259 births), Texas (1,694 births), New York (661 births).
How long has the name Anissa been used?
Anissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anita, Aniyah, Aniya, Anika, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.