Recorded 1967–2019 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,162 births

Annissa — girls' name

1,162 babies named Annissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s931970s2891980s1311990s3432000s2312010s75
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Annissa was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

61 babies were named Annissa in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Annissa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,162 babies named Annissa between 1967 and 2019, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Annissa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Annissa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Annissa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 120 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Annissa in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Annissa 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 1,162 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.

Annissa at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,162

Since 1967

53 years of records

Peak year

1993

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1967

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2019

Annissa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1967

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1993)
61
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 20192010200319961989198119741967 13

Annissa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
343 births that decade — 30% of Annissa's all-time total
1960s931970s2891980s1311990s3432000s2312010s75

Annissa by state

Where Annissa concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Annissa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
120 10.3%
#2 Texas
34 2.9%
#3 North Carolina
18 1.5%
#4 New York
16 1.4%
#5 Arizona
13 1.1%
#6 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Annissa's total US births 10.3%
Even split

120 of 1,162 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Annissa?
1,162 babies have been named Annissa since 1967. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1993 with 61 births.
When was Annissa most popular?
Annissa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Annissa most popular?
The top states for the name Annissa are California (120 births), Texas (34 births), North Carolina (18 births).
How long has the name Annissa been used?
Annissa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 53 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Annissa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Anna, Ann, Annie, Anne, 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, 1967–2019 (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.