Girls' name · since 1968
Anissia
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.
- #16,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anissia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 289 have been recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anissia has been recorded 289 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #16,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 289 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anissia ranks #16,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 289 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 289
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Anissia's 289 recorded births place it above 77.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Anissia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anissia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anissia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (1971)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
289 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1971 with 29 births in a single year.
Anissia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (111 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Anissia's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Anissia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 25
1960s
25 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 111 births (38% of all-time use).
Anissia decade highlights
- Peak decade 111 births
- Runner-up 79 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Anissia by state
Where Anissia concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 2.1% of nationwide
- Mississippi 1.7% of nationwide
- New York 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 2.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Anissia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Anissias (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anissia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anissia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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