US rank #11255 Girls' name Peak 1971 289 births

Anissia — #11255 US girls' name

289 babies named Anissia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s791990s1112000s552010s112020s8
#11255
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Anissia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

29 babies were named Anissia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anissia

The Social Security Administration has registered 289 babies named Anissia between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anissia currently holds the #11255 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anissia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anissia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Anissia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anissia 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 289 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.

Anissia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

289

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1971

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,255

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Anissia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
29
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
010203040 20242007200019961992197519701968 11

Anissia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 38% of Anissia's all-time total
1960s251970s791990s1112000s552010s112020s8

Anissia by state

Where Anissia concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Anissia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.1%
#2 Mississippi
5 1.7%
#3 New York
5 1.7%
Texas share of Anissia's total US births 2.1%
Even split

6 of 289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anissia?
289 babies have been named Anissia since 1968. It currently ranks #11255 among girls. The peak year was 1971 with 29 births.
When was Anissia most popular?
Anissia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Anissia most popular?
The top states for the name Anissia are Texas (6 births), Mississippi (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Anissia been used?
Anissia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Anissia?
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, 1968–2024 (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.